霰

xiàn

Rank #4718

Definitions

xiàn graupel; snow pellet; soft hail

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 雨 represents the meaning and 散 represents the sound.

Semantic: 雨 Phonetic: 散

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

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Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Related Characters

Component: 散

Component: 雨

Components

散雨

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