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雨

2 readings · tap one to hear it

rain; CL:陣|阵[zhen4],場|场[chang2]

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HSK 3.0
Level 1
Old HSK
Level 1
Strokes
8
Radical
雨 itself
Structure
Overlaid 叠加
Traditional
雨
Common rank
#430
Unicode
U+96E8

Formation & memory

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How 雨 is formed

Pictograph (象形字)

Rain drops falling from a cloud 帀

Components 帀 ? unknown part

How to remember it

rain · Heisig RSH #425

— as a component also called: rain, weather

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 雨

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
下雨 xià yǔ to rain
雨山区 Yǔ shān Qū Yushan, a district of Ma'anshan City 馬鞍山市|马鞍山市[Ma3 an1 shan1 Shi4], Anhui
雨花台区 Yǔ huā tái Qū Yuhuatai, a district of Nanjing City 南京市[Nan2 jing1 Shi4], Jiangsu
雨花区 Yǔ huā Qū Yuhua, a district of Changsha City 長沙市|长沙市[Chang2 sha1 Shi4], Hunan
雨城区 Yǔ chéng Qū Yucheng, a district of Ya'an City 雅安市[Ya3 an1 Shi4], Sichuan
雷声大，雨点小 léi shēng dà , yǔ diǎn xiǎo lit. loud thunder, but only tiny drops of rain (idiom); fig. a lot of talk, but no action
风雨交加 fēng yǔ jiāo jiā (idiom) wild and stormy; windy and wet
干打雷，不下雨 gān dǎ léi , bù xià yǔ all thunder but no rain (idiom); a lot of noise but no action
雨花台 Yǔ huā tái see 雨花臺區|雨花台区[Yu3 hua1 tai2 Qu1]
西北雨 xī běi yǔ thundershower (Tw)
大雨 dà yǔ heavy rain; CL:場|场[chang2]
雨人 yǔ rén Rain Man
雨山 Yǔ shān see 雨山區|雨山区[Yu3 shan1 Qu1]
雨过天青 yǔ guò tiān qīng sky clears after rain; new hopes after a disastrous period (idiom); every cloud has a silv…
雨水 Yǔ shuǐ Yushui or Rain Water, 2nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 19th February-5th March
雨水 yǔ shuǐ rainwater; rainfall; rain
面雨量 miàn yǔ liàng areal precipitation
雨天 yǔ tiān rainy day; rainy weather
小雨 xiǎo yǔ light rain; drizzle
满城风雨 mǎn chéng fēng yǔ lit. wind and rain sweeping through the town (idiom); fig. a big scandal; an uproar; the t…