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雨

yǔ

#926 most

frequent character

rain

noun

Measure words:阵 zhèn,场 cháng

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

雨 is a picture of falling rain, and rain is still its meaning. The top line is just decorative and adds no separate sense.

Drawn as: rain

雨 as a component in other characters

meaning21 characters

露震霞霉霆霜雯霄霖霎霹雳霭霾霁霰

sound1 character

picture12 characters

需雷雪零雾霓雹霈雩霪霅霝

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Example Sentences

今天下雨了。

jīntiān xiàyǔ le 。

It is raining today.

下雨的时候要带伞。

xiàyǔ de shíhòu yàodài sǎn 。

You need to bring an umbrella when it rains.

我喜欢看雨。

wǒ xǐhuān kàn yǔ 。

I like to watch the rain.

Same Characters, Different Readings

(literary) to rain

Words with similar meanings

降水jiàngshuǐ

A more scientific term that includes various forms of water that fall from the atmosphere.

Homophones

to give, to help, to get along with

(literary) to give

dialect, language, speech

feather, 5th note in pentatonic scale

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