霢 (mài) - Drizzling rain & fine rain

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mài ｜ 18 strokes ｜ radical:

伦妙

霢 · mài

Drizzling rain;

fine rain;

light drizzle.

Drizzling rainfine rainlight drizzle.

Usage highlights

Drizzling rainFine rainLight drizzleContinuous drizzleSpring drizzle

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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The sky was overcast with drizzling rain (霢霢细雨).
  • A light rain fell all morning (早晨下着霢雨).
  • The poem describes a gentle spring drizzle (诗里描写春天的霢霂).

Collocations

  • Drizzling rain(霢霢)
  • Fine rain(霢雨)
  • Light drizzle(霢霂)
  • Continuous drizzle(霢霢不绝)
  • Spring drizzle(春霢)

Idioms

  • Fine rain and gentle breeze(霢霢微风)
  • Continuous drizzling rain(霢霢不绝)
  • Drizzle soaking the ground(霢霢润土)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 霢 is a classical character primarily found in literary and poetic contexts.
  • It describes a specific type of gentle, continuous rain often associated with spring.
  • The character appears in classical Chinese texts but is rarely used in modern vernacular.

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