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雨

yǔ
noun HSK 1 #1,968

Meanings

  1. 1 rain

Characters

雨
yǔ
rain
Pictograph — the horizontal stroke is the sky, the dots below are raindrops

Examples

下雨了，带伞吧。
Xiàyǔ le, dài sǎn ba.
It's raining, bring an umbrella.
今天有雨。
Jīntiān yǒu yǔ.
There is rain today.

Tips

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雨 is a pictograph showing rain falling from clouds. The horizontal line represents the sky, and the dots are raindrops. It's also a radical in many weather-related characters: 雪 (snow), 雷 (thunder), 霜 (frost).

Stroke Order

雨 yǔ