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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- xue3
- English meanings
- snow
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top 雨; bottom 彐.
Meaning & sound clues
雨 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “rain”.
彐 is identified as the sound component (jì). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 雪.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
to peel with a knife
study
study; learn; school
cave; hole
sap
boot
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 下雪
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- 雪上加霜
- 雪山