霙 (yīng) - Sleet — falling ice pellets mixed with rain & also refers to snowflakes or precipitation in classical

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yīng ｜ 16 strokes ｜ radical:

樱咏

霙 · yīng

Sleet — falling ice pellets mixed with rain;

also refers to snowflakes or precipitation in classical Chinese poetry.

Sleet — falling ice pellets mixed with rainalso refers to snowflakes or precipitation in classical

Usage highlights

Snow sleetRain sleetFlying sleetWinter sleetSleet fallsSleet and snow

Synonyms

  • 雨夹雪— rain mixed with snow (common term)
  • 冰雹— hail (different form of frozen precipitation)

Antonyms

  • 晴— clear weather (opposite of precipitation)
  • 旱— drought (opposite of precipitation conditions)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The weather forecast predicts sleet (霙) tomorrow.
  • In ancient poetry, 霙 often describes beautiful snowfall (雪霙).
  • We encountered sleet (雨霙) during our mountain hike.
  • The term 霙 appears in classical texts describing winter precipitation.

Collocations

  • Snow sleet(雪霙)
  • Rain sleet(雨霙)
  • Flying sleet(飞霙)
  • Winter sleet(冬霙)
  • Sleet falls(落霙)
  • Sleet and snow(霙雪)

Idioms

  • Like jade flakes and silver flowers(玉霙银花)
  • Flying sleet and dancing snow(飞霙舞雪)
  • Sleet covers the ground(霙覆大地)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 霙 appears frequently in classical Chinese poetry as an elegant term for snowfall or winter precipitation.
  • The character combines rain (雨) and flower (英), suggesting the poetic imagery of 'flower-like rain' or frozen precipitation.
  • In modern usage, 霙 is primarily a meteorological term for sleet or ice pellets mixed with rain.

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