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Etymology
Pictograph of rain falling from a cloud.
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The character 雨 is a pictograph depicting rain falling from the sky. Its top horizontal stroke represents the heavens, the central frame suggests an overarching cloud, and the four interior dots illustrate falling raindrops. This structure forms the basis for many weather-related characters, serving as a semantic radical for phenomena like snow, hail, and clouds. Its core meaning as a noun for rain or a verb for precipitating has remained remarkably stable throughout history.
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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。