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寒 hán

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寒 hán Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
hán | han2
English translation
cold
poor
to tremble
chilly, cold; poor; to shiver, to tremble

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About 寒 hán

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

寒 hán

Contains the radical

宀 gài

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Etymology of 寒 hán

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Positional decomposition

⿱宀 gài ⿱？？

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Example sentences using 寒 hán

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破 pò 窗子 chuāng zi 使 shǐ 我们 wǒmen 置身于零 líng 下 xià 温度 wēndù 的 de 严寒 yánhán 之中 zhī zhōng .

The broken windows left us exposed to the sub - zero temperatures.

寒风扑面 pū miàn ,冷彻骨 gǔ 髓 suǐ .

An icy wind bit our faces.

这里 zhè lǐ 气候 qìhòu 温和 wēnhé , 冬 dōng 无 wú 严寒 yánhán ,夏 Xià 无 wú 酷暑 kù shǔ .

Here a mild climate, with cold winter and summer without the heat.

万 Mò 籁 lài 何 Hé 寂然 jì rán , 柿子 shì zi 园 Yuán 头 tóu 犹 yóu 烂漫 làn màn , 凄清 qī qīng 冬 dōng 月 yuè 寒 hán .

How calm. The persimmon orchard. Under the wintry moon.

夏 Xià 无 wú 酷暑 kù shǔ ,冬 dōng 无 wú 严寒 yánhán , 四季 sì jì 分明 fēnmíng ,气候 qìhòu 宜人 yí rén .

No summer heat and winter cold - free, four seasons climate.

Words with 寒 hán

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
寒冷 hán lěng frigid寒冷 hán lěng
寒 hán cold寒 hán
寒假 hánjià winter vacation寒假 hánjià
韩寒 Hán Hán Han Han (1982-), PRC blogger, singer and professional rally driver韓寒
寒冬 hán dōng wintry寒冬 hán dōng
伤寒 shāng hán typhoid傷寒
寒暄 hánxuān to talk about the weather寒暄 hánxuān
严寒 yánhán bitter cold嚴寒
寒酸 hán suān wretched寒酸 hán suān
寒舍 hán shè my humble home寒舍 hán shè
心寒 xīn hán frightened心寒 xīn hán
御寒 yù hán to keep warm禦寒
饥寒交迫 jī hán jiāo pò starving and freezing飢寒交迫
寒气 hán qì cold air寒氣
胆寒 dǎn hán to fear膽寒
寒流 hán liú cold air current寒流 hán liú
贫寒 pín hán poor貧寒
天寒地冻 tiān hán dì dòng cold weather, frozen ground (idiom); bitterly cold天寒地凍
不寒而栗 bù hán ér lì shudder不寒而慄
风寒 fēng hán wind chill風寒
寒碜 hán chen ugly寒磣
寒心 hán xīn disillusioned寒心 hán xīn
寒战 hán zhàn shiver寒戰
高寒 gāo hán high and cold (mountain area)高寒 gāo hán

寒 hán Decomposition & Compounds

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寒 hán Decomposition

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