Definitions
(noun)
rain
Etymology
Pictograph of rain falling from a cloud.
About
The character "雨" originated as a pictographic depiction of rain, with its earliest forms illustrating droplets falling from a cloud or the heavens, a concept directly embedded in its visual design. Over time, its structure stabilized into a rectangular form representing the sky, with internal strokes or dots evoking the falling rain, and this basic configuration has been maintained in the writing system. Etymologically, it serves as a foundational semantic component, often called the "rain radical", which imparts weather-related meanings to many other characters, such as those for snow, thunder, and fog. While in classical Chinese usage it could function as a verb meaning "to rain" or "to shower down", its core meaning as a noun denoting precipitation has remained consistent and central throughout the language's 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。