雪 xuě snow
How to remember 雪: 雨 rain + 𫜹 snout = snow. The rain turns white and soft overnight, and the puppy pushes its snout into its very first snow.
Component breakdown
雪 = 雨 rain + 𫜹 snout
- 雨 rain
- 𫜹 snout
The rain turns white and soft overnight, and the puppy pushes its snout into its very first snow.
How it is used
- Snow - as a weather event it takes 下: 下雪了 (xià xuě le) it's snowing, exactly parallel to 下雨.
- 滑雪 (huáxuě) to ski, 雪山 (xuěshān) snow-capped mountain. Idiom 雪上加霜 (xuěshàng-jiāshuāng) = to make a bad thing worse.
Words with 雪
Example sentences
- 雪很白。 Xuě hěn bái.Snow is very white.
- 屋外下着雪。 Wūwài xiàzhe xuě.It's snowing outside.
- 北方在下雪。 Běifāng zài xiàxuě.It's snowing in the north.