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霜

shuāng

frost

White frost covers green leaves of vegetables in a garden at dawn
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Character

霜 shuāng

Strokes
17
Radical
雨 — rain
Made of
雨 rain 相 mutual, reciprocal
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 一夜寒流过后,菜地上结了一层薄薄的霜,嫩叶都被冻蔫了。 Yí yè hánliú guòhòu, càidì shang jié le yì céng báo báo de shuāng, nènyè dōu bèi dòng niān le. After a night of cold current, a thin layer of frost formed over the vegetable patch, and the tender leaves were all wilted by the cold.
  • 清晨,草地上的霜在阳光下闪闪发亮。 Qīngchén, cǎodì shang de shuāng zài yángguāng xià shǎnshǎn fāliàng. In the early morning, the frost on the grass sparkled in the sunlight.
  • 冬天的早晨,窗玻璃上常常结一层霜。 Dōngtiān de zǎochen, chuāng bōli shang chángcháng jié yì céng shuāng. On winter mornings, a layer of frost often forms on the window glass.

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