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rain

rain. 8 strokes. 7 characters in HSK 3.0 Levels 2 to 6 are written with it.

Meaning rainStrokes 8Characters 7

How to write 雨

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Stroke order chart for the 雨 radical — 8 strokes

What it tells you about a character

Of the 7 characters below, 4 are pictophonetic with as the half that carries the meaning — the other half carries the sound. That is the use of knowing a radical: it narrows what a new character is about before you know how to say it.

The 7 characters

Print a 米字格 practice sheet for the 雨 family

HSK 2 · 2

língxuě

HSK 3 · 1

HSK 4 · 1

léi

HSK 5 · 2

zhèn

HSK 6 · 1

Words they appear in

(líng)(xià)below zero
温度低于零度
(xià)(xuě)to snow
指天空飘落雪花
(xuě)snow
冬天从天空落下的白色冰晶
()(qiú)a demand, a requirement
迫切需要得到满足的东西
()(yào)a genuine requirement
缺了它事情就办不成,必须要有
(bīng)(xuě)ice and snow
冬天常见的冰和雪
()(léi)to thunder
天空中云层碰撞发出巨大响声
(líng)(shí)snacks
正餐之外用来解馋的小吃
()()essential, indispensable, necessary
指非有不可,缺了就无法进行下去
()(zhèn)earthquake
指地壳突然震动引发的自然灾害
()(shuǐ)rainwater
指从天空降落的水
(zhèn)(jīng)to shock, stun
指使人感到极度意外和震动
(bào)()torrential rain, downpour
指来势急骤的大雨
(bào)()to expose, reveal
指使隐藏的问题显露出来