冰 bīng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 冫 — ice
- Made of
- 冫 ice 水 water, liquid, lotion, juice
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
冰雹
bīngbáo
hail; hailstone
Characters in this word
雹 báo
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 雨 — rain
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 午后的冰雹来得突然，刚抽穗的庄稼被砸得一片狼藉。 Wǔhòu de bīngbáo lái de tūrán, gāng chōusuì de zhuāngjia bèi zá de yí piàn lángjí. The afternoon hail came suddenly, leaving the newly headed crops smashed into a mess.
- 冰雹打在车顶上，声音大得像放鞭炮。 Bīngbáo dǎ zài chēdǐng shang, shēngyīn dà de xiàng fàng biānpào. The hail struck the roof of the car, as loud as firecrackers.
- 天气预报说明天可能有冰雹，大家出门要小心。 Tiānqì yùbào shuō míngtiān kěnéng yǒu bīngbáo, dàjiā chūmén yào xiǎoxīn. The weather forecast says there may be hail tomorrow, so everyone should be careful when going out.
Related words
- 冰 bīng ice
- 冰箱 bīngxiāng refrigerator
- 冰雪 bīngxuě ice and snow
- 滑冰 huábīng to skate
- 冰棍儿 bīnggùnr ice lolly; popsicle
- 冰山一角 bīngshānyìjiǎo tip of the iceberg
- 冰天雪地 bīngtiānxuědì a world of ice and snow; freezing conditions
- 风暴 fēngbào storm; turmoil
- 黄昏 huánghūn dusk; twilight; evening
- 风沙 fēngshā wind and sand; sandstorm dust
- 呼啸 hūxiào to whistle; to howl
- 轰 hōng to boom; to rumble; to roar