雴 (chì) - Torrential rain & heavy downpour
雴 · chì
Torrential rain;
heavy downpour;
sudden heavy rainfall.
Torrential rainheavy downpoursudden heavy rainfall.
Usage highlights
Torrential rainHeavy downpourSudden heavy rainRainstorm
Usage & contexts
Examples
- The sky darkened and a heavy rain began (雴霔).
- We were caught in a sudden downpour (雴雨).
- The weather forecast warned of torrential rain (雴雨 warning).
Collocations
- Torrential rain(雴雨)
- Heavy downpour(雴霔)
- Sudden heavy rain(雴降)
- Rainstorm(雴暴)
Cultural background
FAQ- Represents intense, sudden rainfall in classical Chinese literature.
- Used in meteorological contexts to describe extreme weather events.
- Appears in some regional dialects to describe heavy summer rains.