Is it true that the Chinese character for “thunderstorm” has 51 strokes and is pronounced “ping”?

Is it true that the Chinese character for "thunderstorm" has 51 strokes and is pronounced "ping"?

You are off by one stroke – the actual number is 52. And it’s peng, not ping. 🙂 No, I am not being cheeky. This is the character you are looking for: And just in case you still think I making all this up, here is a screenshot of the character entry in the《康熙字典》Kangxi Zidian: … Read more