| léi | beat/to grind |
| lèi | to beat (a drum) |
| 擂 | beat to grind |
| 擂主 | winner of a contest; champion of a competition |
| 擂台 | arena |
| 擂台赛 | challenge tournament |
| 擂鼓鸣金 | to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat to egg people on or to call them back |