霎
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all of a sudden; drizzle
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- 雨 +8
- Structure
- Top–bottom 上下
- Traditional
- 霎
- Common rank
- #2,927
- Unicode
- U+970E
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
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Words with 霎
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一时半霎 | a short time; a little while | |
| 一霎时 | in an instant | |
| 一霎眼 | suddenly; in an instant | |
| 一霎间 | in a flash | |
| 霎时间 | in a split second | |
| 一霎 | in a flash | |
| 霎时 | in a split second | |
| 霎眼 | to blink; in an instant; in the twinkle of an eye | |
| 波霎 | (astronomy) pulsar | |
| 霎那 | see 剎那|刹那[cha4 na4] | |
| 瞬霎 | in a blink; in a twinkling | |
| 霎霎 | (onom.) falling rain; chilly air; cold wind |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 妾 — compare how they read.