Save Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Chinese Scripts 春雷, 春蕾, etc.(Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /ʈ͡ʂʰwən.leɪ̯/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 春 (chūn) meaning "spring (season)" combined with 雷 (léi) meaning "thunder" or 蕾 (lěi) meaning "bud". Other character combinations can form this name as well.