雾

霧
wù
HSK 5
#1,668 most
frequent character
fog, mist
noun
Measure words:场 cháng,阵 zhèn

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

雾 has 雨 rain as a picture part and 务 wù for the sound. Its first meaning was fog or mist, which fits the rain picture.

Drawn as: rain

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Example Sentences

早上的雾很大，能见度很低。
zǎoshàng de wù hěndà ， néngjiàndù hěndī 。
The fog in the morning is very thick, and visibility is low.
山上的雾让风景更加神秘。
shānshàng de wù ràng fēngjǐng gèngjiā shénmì 。
The fog on the mountain makes the scenery more mysterious.
他在雾中走路，感觉很不安全。
tāzài wù zhōng zǒulù ， gǎnjué hěnbù ānquán 。
He feels very unsafe walking in the fog.

Words with similar meanings

霭ǎi
mist
霭 (ǎi) refers to a lighter mist or haze, usually seen in the morning or evening, and is less dense than 雾.
蒙mēng
haze
蒙 (méng) implies a layer of obscurity, often used to describe visibility issues similar to fog but can also suggest a more eerie or mysterious quality.

Homophones

HSK 6
勿wù
do not
误wù
mistake, error, miss, by mistake
物wù
(bound form) thing
务wù
affair, business, matter
恶wù
to hate, to loathe, ashamed
悟wù
to comprehend, to apprehend

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Describing temperature, precipitation, seasons, forecasts, and related terms.
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Landforms, habitats, ecological topics, and environmental issues.