懂中文 Dong Chinese

霎

shà

light rain

Phonosemantic compound. 雨 represents the meaning and 妾 represents the sound.

Components
雨 meaning component

雨  Meaning component

yǔ, yù

  

rain

妾 sound component

妾  Sound component

qiè

  

concubine

Evolution

霎 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
霎 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

霎  

shà

light rain, drizzle; an instant; passing; all of a sudden; drizzle

Most common words with 霎
Freq.
Word
Meaning

霎时

in a split second

霎

drizzle

霎时间

in a split second

一霎

in a flash

一霎间

in a flash