rain

Pictograph of rain falling from a cloud.

Evolution

雨 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
雨 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
雨 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
雨 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
雨 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

rain; rainy; KangXi radical 173; CL:|[zhèn],|[cháng]

 

to rain; (of rain, snow etc) to fall; to precipitate; to wet

Most common words with 雨
Freq.
Word
Meaning

rain

下雨

to rain

暴风雨

rainstorm

大雨

heavy rain

暴雨

rainstorm

Component uses

Meaning component in 38 characters (7 verified)

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)

Iconic component in 2 characters (2 verified)

Deleted component in 1 character (1 verified)