Definitions
raindrops
Etymology
Pictograph of drops of rain.
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The character 霝 is an ideogrammatic compound with the weather radical 雨 (rain) above three 口 components (mouths or receptacles). This structure visually depicts multiple raindrops falling from the sky. Etymologically, it served as the phonetic base for the more complex character 靈 (spirits, supernatural), while 霝 itself retained the specialized meaning of falling rain or scattered precipitation in classical meteorological and poetic contexts.
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