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雨 (yǔ) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 1

雨 (yǔ) is a Chinese word: rain. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 雨

名 míng noun

rain

今天下雨了。

jīn tiān xià yǔ le

It's raining today.

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Word breakdown

雨 yǔ — rain

Words with this character (9)
  • 1 下雨 xià yǔ — to rain HSK 1
    • 下 descend, fall down
    • 雨 rain
    Example

    外面正在下雨。

    wài miàn zhèng zài xià yǔ

    It's raining outside.

  • 2 雨衣 yǔ yī — raincoat HSK 3
    • 雨 rain; indicates protection from rain
    • 衣 clothing/garment; indicates it is a wearable item
    Example

    下雨了，我需要穿雨衣。

    xià yǔ le wǒ xū yào chuān yǔ yī

    It's raining, I need to wear a raincoat.

  • 3 暴雨 bào yǔ — rainstorm HSK 5
    • 暴 violent, torrential
    • 雨 rain
    Example

    昨晚的暴雨持续了两个小时。

    zuó wǎn de bào yǔ chí xù le liǎng gè xiǎo shí

    Last night's rainstorm lasted two hours.

  • 4 雨水 yǔ shuǐ — rainwater HSK 5
    • 雨 rain (source of the water)
    • 水 water (the substance itself)
    Example

    我们收集雨水来浇花。

    wǒ men shōu jí yǔ shuǐ lái jiāo huā

    We collect rainwater to water the flowers.

  • 5 阵雨 zhèn yǔ — shower HSK 6
    • 阵 burst, spell (indicating brief, temporary duration)
    • 雨 rain (the precipitation itself)
    Example

    今天下午可能会有阵雨。

    jīn tiān xià wǔ kě néng huì yǒu zhèn yǔ

    There might be showers this afternoon.

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Structure & writing
1 雨 yǔ — rain (water droplets falling from clouds)
雨 is a component in 14 characters
HSK 1
雪 xuě snow (white crystalline precipitation, typically hexagonal, formed when water vapor freezes below 0°C) 零 líng fragmentary; scattered; small in number (opposite of 整)
HSK 3
需 xū to need, to require
HSK 5
漏 lòu to drip, seep, or fall through a hole or crack 雾 wù fog; mist (tiny water droplets suspended near the ground when temperature drops) 震 zhèn to shake or vibrate violently
HSK 6
雷 léi thunder (the loud sound produced when two oppositely charged clouds discharge electricity) 露 lù dew; water droplets condensed on surfaces near the ground
HSK 7
雹 báo hail; balls or chunks of ice formed by condensation in the atmosphere, often falling with heavy rain, causing damage 霉 méi (of clothes, food, etc.) to become moldy from dampness and heat 霍 huò (lit.) suddenly; swiftly 霜 shuāng frost (white ice crystals formed on surfaces near the ground when temperature drops below 0°C) 霞 xiá rosy clouds; colorful glow in the sky at sunrise or sunset
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霸 bà leader of a feudal alliance in ancient China

雨 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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