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雨yǔ, yù

rain (雨水, 雨季)

雨 is rain — read yǔ for the drops, yù for the old verb to rain.

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Taught as one complete written unit; the header describes the original as a pictograph of falling rain.

single whole character · 雨

rain (雨水, 雨季)

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雨yǔ, yù

rain (雨水, 雨季)

雨 is rain — read yǔ for the drops, yù for the old verb to rain.

Taught as one complete written unit; the header describes the original as a pictograph of falling rain.

yǔTone 3
  • rain (雨水, 雨季)
  • 下雨xiàyǔto rain
  • 雨衣yǔyīraincoat
yùTone 4literary verb use
  • (literary) to rain down (雨雪)

No common modern word is offered for this reading; the dictionary sense remains in Sources.

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