Word

雪 (xuě) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 1

Meaning of 雪

名 míng noun

snow

今天下雪了。

jīn tiān xià xuě le

It snowed today.

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Word breakdown

雪 xuě — snow

1 雪糕 xuě gāo — ice cream bar HSK 5
- 雪 snow; refers to the frozen, icy nature of the dessert
- 糕 cake; refers to it being a sweet confection or food product
Example

夏天我最喜欢吃雪糕。

xià tiān wǒ zuì xǐ huan chī xuě gāo

In summer, I like eating ice cream bars the most.
2 滑雪 huá xuě — to ski HSK 6
- 滑 to slide, to glide
- 雪 snow
Example

我喜欢在冬天滑雪。

wǒ xǐ huan zài dōng tiān huá xuě

I like to ski in winter.
3 冰天雪地 bīng tiān xuě dì — a world of ice and snow HSK 7
- 冰 ice (covering everything above)
- 天 sky/heaven (the expanse above)
- 雪 snow (covering everything below)
- 地 earth/ground (the surface below)
Example

冬天的东北，冰天雪地，非常寒冷。

dōng tiān de dōng běi bīng tiān xuě dì fēi cháng hán lěng

In winter, Northeast China is a world of ice and snow, extremely cold.
4 瑞雪 ruì xuě — auspicious snow HSK 7
- 瑞 auspicious, propitious
- 雪 snow
Example

今年的瑞雪来得正是时候。

jīn nián de ruì xuě lái de zhèng shì shí hou

This year's auspicious snow came at just the right time.
5 雪上加霜 xuě shàng jiā shuāng — to add insult to injury HSK 7
- 雪 snow (representing the initial misfortune)
- 上 on top (indicating position)
- 加 add (the action of adding more trouble)
- 霜 frost (representing additional hardship)
Example

他生病了，雪上加霜的是还丢了工作。

tā shēng bìng le xuě shàng jiā shuāng de shì hái diū le gōng zuò

He got sick, and to add insult to injury, he also lost his job.

Structure & writing

1 雪 xuě — snow (white crystalline precipitation, typically hexagonal, formed when water vapor freezes below 0°C)

雪 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 雨 yǔ — rain (water droplets falling from clouds)

雨 is a component in 14 characters

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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)

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需 xū to need, to require

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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

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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

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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

1.2 彐 jì — pig's head radical; bristled snout shape

彐 is a component in 18 characters

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事 shì matter; affair; everything that happens in nature and society 雪 xuě snow (white crystalline precipitation, typically hexagonal, formed when water vapor freezes below 0°C)

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妻 qī wife (opposite of 夫)

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当 dāng to serve as; to act as 扫 sǎo to sweep away dust or garbage with a broom

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妇 fù married woman; general term for woman 寻 xún ancient unit of length equal to eight chi (also said to be seven or six chi) 录 lù to record; to copy down 慧 huì intelligent; wise 灵 líng flexible; nimble; agile

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兼 jiān doubled; combining two portions into one

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侵 qīn to invade, to encroach on others' rights 寝 qǐn to sleep 帚 zhǒu broom; tool for sweeping away dust, dirt, and grime 庸 yōng ordinary; mediocre 浸 jìn to soak in liquid; to steep

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秉 bǐng (lit.) to hold; to grasp 虐 nüè cruel and vicious

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