Definitions
(noun)
rain
Etymology
Pictograph of rain falling from a cloud.
About
The character "雨" originated as a pictogram depicting rain, with its form illustrating droplets descending from a cloud. Over time, the depiction condensed into a standardized shape featuring a horizontal line at the top to symbolize the sky and four dots beneath to represent falling rain, a structure identical in both traditional and simplified versions. Etymologically, "雨" functions as a semantic component for characters related to weather phenomena. Its core meaning refers to rain, and it operates as a verb meaning to rain, while also forming part of numerous compounds denoting aspects of precipitation.
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今天下雨了。
雨下得很大。
我喜欢下雨天。
雨后空气很清新。
这场雨持续了三天。
雨水滋润了干旱的土地。
由于下雨，比赛被推迟了。
在雨季，这里经常下雨。