Memory phrase for the character: 寒
寒
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Meaning
cold, poor, to tremble
Pronunciation
hán
Explanation
From top: a roof 宀, a well 井, variant of six 六, variant of ice 冫
Mnemonic
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Under the roof, the well has six pieces of ice: It's cold!
Radicals
宀
roof
井
well
六
six
冫
ice This radical is similar to “water 氵”. However, it has one stroke less. In this sense: Water that no longer flows is ice.
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Vocabulary
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寒冷
hán lěng
cold (climate); frigid; very cold
饥寒交迫
jī hán jiāo pò
lit. both hunger and cold press (idiom); starving and freezing; in desperate poverty
静若寒蝉
jìng ruò hán chán
as quiet as a cicada in winter (idiom)
鼠蚤型斑疹伤寒
shǔ zǎo xíng bān zhěn shāng hán
murine typhus fever
鼠型斑疹伤寒
shǔ xíng bān zhěn shāng hán
murine typhus
寒暄
hán xuān
exchanging conventional greetings; to talk about the weather
寒暄
hán xuān
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