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The pollution makes a pretty rosy sky in the mornings and evenings. How is China so good at fakes?
露
lù
dew
⻗ + 路lù
weather + path
if you walk on dewy grass, it leaves a path
雾
wù
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.
霜
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
霸
bà
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
雹
báo
hail
⻗ + 包bāo
weather + wrap
wrap buds in bubble wrap if hail is in the forecast
需
xū
need [v.]
⻗ + 而
weather + beard
I need a beard to keep my face from freezing off.
震
zhèn
quake
⻗ + 辰chén
weather + earthquake
1989 San Francisco quake followed by the 1994 L.A. earthquake
雷
léi
thunder
⻗ + 田
weather + field
avoid fields when you hear thunder
霉
méi
mildew
⻗ + 每měi
weather + every
every place with rainy weather has mildew problems
雪
xuě
snow [n.]
⻗ + 彐
weather + broom
you can sweep snow but not rain
零
líng
zero
⻗ + 令lìng
weather + alarm clock
I bought a weatheralarm that goes off every time it reaches zero outside.