瀌 (biāo) - Biao — describes heavy rain or snow falling

瀌Tone 1

biāo ｜ 18 strokes ｜ radical:

傲不

瀌 · biāo

Biao — describes heavy rain or snow falling thick and fast.

Biao — describes heavy rain or snow falling

Usage highlights

falling thick and fastheavy rainheavy snowincessant raindriving snow

Synonyms

  • 滂沱— torrential (rain)
  • 瓢泼— pouring (rain)
  • 纷飞— swirling/thickly falling (snow)

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The snow was falling thick and fast (雨雪瀌瀌).
  • Heavy rain poured down (大雨瀌瀌).
  • The blizzard raged outside (暴雪瀌瀌).

Collocations

  • falling thick and fast(瀌瀌)
  • heavy rain(大雨瀌瀌)
  • heavy snow(大雪瀌瀌)
  • incessant rain(淫雨瀌瀌)
  • driving snow(飞雪瀌瀌)

Idioms

  • Rain and snow falling thick and fast(雨雪瀌瀌)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Primarily appears in classical Chinese literature describing weather phenomena.
  • Often used in poetic contexts to evoke imagery of heavy precipitation.
  • Considered a literary character rather than one for everyday modern usage.

FAQ