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霎
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light

HSK 10
Nature →Weather
shà
ショウ、ソウ
삽
Phonosemantic compound. 雨 represents the meaning and 妾 represents the sound.
Components
雨 rain+ 妾 concubine =
霎 light
雨 Meaning component
yǔ rain
妾 Phonetic component
qiè concubine
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Notes
Similar Characters
屚 to leak雷 thunder需 need电 electric (simp)雩 offer sacrifice for rain雪 snow雯 cloud patterns雲 cloud (trad/jp)雳 crashing (simp)零 zero雹 hail電 electricity (trad/jp)雾 mist (simp)霁 to clear up after rain (simp)霂 fine霄 sky霅 thunder霆 a sudden peal of thunder震 quake霈 torrential rains
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
霎
Regular
Modern
Chinese
霎 [shà]
all of a sudden; drizzle
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (17)
霎时 [shà​shí] #63,580
in a split second
霎时 [shà​shí] #63,580
in a split second
霎时间 [shà​shí​jiān] #61,588
in a split second
霎时间 [shà​shí​jiān] #61,588
in a split second
一霎 [yī​shà] #38,829
in a flash
一霎间 [yī​shà​jiān] #56,801
in a flash
一霎间 [yī​shà​jiān] #56,801
in a flash
霎眼 [shà​yǎn] #57,695
to blink
霎霎 [shà​shà] #67,238
(onom.) falling rain
一时半霎 [yī​shí​bàn​shà]
a short time
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KOREAN WORDS (1)
삽시간
instant; moment; a flash of time; being in the wink of an eye