雨 Weather

These are the characters in this series. To see them put together in a story, click on the image above to access the pdf. Then review and quiz yourself at the bottom.

rain

alternative breakdown: 一+冂+丨+4丶 ceiling + hood + stick + 4 drops

component derivative: ⻗ *weather “雨字头“

xiá

red sky
⻗ + 叚jiǎ
weather + copycat

The pollution makes a pretty rosy sky in the mornings and evenings. How is China so good at fakes?

dew
⻗ + 路lù
weather + path

if you walk on dewy grass, it leaves a path

fog
⻗ + 务wù
weather + tasks

fog is weather good for tasks indoors OR In China, if the pollution is bad, the weather app says “fog.” Then you have the extra task of checking the pollution app to know whether or not to wear an N-95 mask outside.

shuāng

frost
⻗ + 相xiāng
weather + one another

Jack Frost and Old Man Winter help one another with the weather OR alternatively: ⻗+木+目 weather + tree + eye, frost on the trees and your eyelashes

tyrant
⻗ + 革 + 月
weather + leather + body part/moon

when weather is the tyrant in your life, leather is the best protection for your body parts

báo

hail
⻗ + 包bāo
weather + wrap

wrap buds in bubble wrap if hail is in the forecast

need [v.]
⻗ + 而
weather + beard

I need a beard to keep my face from freezing off.

zhèn

quake
⻗ + 辰chén
weather + earthquake

1989 San Francisco quake followed by the 1994 L.A. earthquake

léi

thunder
⻗ + 田
weather + field

avoid fields when you hear thunder

méi

mildew
⻗ + 每měi
weather + every

every place with rainy weather has mildew problems

xuě

snow [n.]
⻗ + 彐
weather + broom

you can sweep snow but not rain

líng

zero
⻗ + 令lìng
weather + alarm clock

I bought a weather alarm that goes off every time it reaches zero outside.

雨 Weather

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