shuāng

frost

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
雨 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

rain

相 sound component

  Sound component

xiāngxiàng

  

mutual

Evolution

霜 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

shuāng

frost; crystallized; candied; white powder or cream spread over a surface; frosting; (skin) cream

Most common words with 霜
Freq.
Word
Meaning

frost

雪上加霜

to make things worse in a bad situation

防晒霜

suntan lotion

砒霜

white arsenic

面霜

facial cream (cosmetics)

Component uses

Sound component in 5 characters (0 verified)