寒
hán
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cold, poor, to tremble
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
寒 shows a person inside a house 宀, wrapped in grass blankets, so it first meant cold. The part that was the person and blankets is now empty, and another empty part was added later as a decorative mark. The meaning grew to shiver, then to tremble with fear.
Drawn as: a house; person wrapped in blankets
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