霜 shuāng frost
frost; frosting; cream
How to remember 霜: 雨 rain + 相 mutual = frost. After a night of rain, the two neighbours look at each other in mutual surprise at the white frost on their cars.
Component breakdown
霜 = 雨 rain + 相 mutual
- 雨 rain
- 相 mutual
- 木 tree
- 目 eye
After a night of rain, the two neighbours look at each other in mutual surprise at the white frost on their cars.
How it is used
- Frost - 下霜 (xià shuāng) to frost over, 霜冻 (shuāngdòng) frost damage to crops.
- By extension, cream-textured products: 面霜 (miànshuāng) face cream, 防晒霜 (fángshàishuāng) sunscreen.
- 雪上加霜 (xuěshàng-jiāshuāng) 'frost on top of snow' = to add hardship to hardship, make a bad situation worse.