寒 (hán) - Cold — refers to low temperature & winter

寒Tone 2

hán ｜ 12 strokes ｜ radical:

枫惠

寒 · hán

Cold — refers to low temperature;

winter;

poor;

impoverished;

tremble with fear;

a surname.

Cold — refers to low temperaturewinterpoor

Usage highlights

Cold weatherWinter vacationShiver with coldPoor and lowlyColdCold current

Synonyms

  • 冷— cold (temperature)
  • 凉— cool
  • 冻— freeze

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The weather is very cold (天气很寒冷).
  • He suffered from cold and hunger (他饱受饥寒).
  • This is a cold-resistant plant (这是一种耐寒植物).
  • She gave me a cold look (她给了我一个寒心的眼神).

Collocations

  • Cold weather(寒冷天气)
  • Winter vacation(寒假)
  • Shiver with cold(寒颤)
  • Poor and lowly(贫寒)
  • Cold-resistant(耐寒)
  • Cold current(寒流)

Idioms

  • Shivering with cold and hunger(饥寒交迫)
  • Through thick and thin(同甘共苦)
  • A chilling remark(令人寒心的话)
  • Brave the cold(不避寒暑)
  • Poor scholar(寒门学子)
  • Cold as ice(冰冷如寒)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • In traditional Chinese medicine, 'cold' is one of the six pathogenic factors affecting health.
  • The character often appears in poetry to describe winter scenes and convey feelings of loneliness or hardship.
  • In naming, it can symbolize resilience through adversity or a winter birth.

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