Phonosemantic compound. 雨 represents the meaning and 彗 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
雪
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
雪
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
雪
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
雪
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
雪
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
雪
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
雪
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
雪
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
雪
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
雪
Regular
Modern
Chinese
雪 [Xuě]
surname Xue
雪 [xuě]
snow; snowfall; CL:場|场[cháng]; to have the appearance of snow; to wipe away, off or out; to clean
Japanese
snow; snowfall
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
雪 きよし
Kiyoshi male given name
雪 きよみ
Kiyomi female given name
雪 きよむ
Kiyomu given name
雪 すすぎ
Susugi female given namesurname
雪 すすぐ
Susugu female given name
雪 すずき
Suzuki surname
雪 せつ
Setsu female given name
雪 せつじ
Setsuji unclassified name
雪 せつゆき
Setsuyuki unclassified name
雪 ましろ
Mashiro female given name
雪 ゆき
Yuki female given name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
滑雪 [huáxuě] #5,733
to ski
下雪 [xiàxuě] #8,266
to snow
雪茄 [xuějiā] #4,964
cigar (loanword)
雪花 [xuěhuā] #10,080
snowflake
雪橇 [xuěqiāo] #7,763
sled
冰雪 [bīngxuě] #13,960
ice and snow
大雪 [Dàxuě] #16,947
Daxue or Great Snow, 21st of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-21st December
小雪 [Xiǎoxuě] #20,387
Xiaoxue or Lesser Snow, 20th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 22nd November-6th December
暴风雪 [bàofēngxuě] #10,406
snowstorm
暴风雪 [bàofēngxuě] #10,406
snowstorm
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 吹雪 [ふぶき] #11,509
snow storm
⭐ 雪崩 [なだれ] #19,142
avalanche
なだれ込む [なだれこむ] #20,794
to rush into
雪山 [ゆきやま] #21,472
snowy mountain
雪原 [せつげん] #23,350
snow field
雪だるま [ゆきだるま] #25,341
snowman
白雪 [しらゆき] #27,211
white snow
⭐ 大雪 [おおゆき] #27,849
heavy snow
白雪姫 [しらゆきひめ] #28,221
Snow White
粉雪 [こなゆき] #28,404
powder snow
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