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The Chinese word 雪 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.


Component Pinyin Meanings
1. snow
     下雪 - to snow
2. (zh-o) to snow
3. to wipe away; to clean
4. (dialectal) ice; product containing ice
5. (Cantonese) to refrigerate; to store in the refrigerator
6. (Cantonese, figuratively) to set aside; to shelve
7. (Malaysia, Singapore) Short for 雪蘭莪 (Selangor)
     Xue

雪 ⇨ ⻗ + 彐
Component Pinyin Meanings
1.
1. pig head/snout (the ancient version is 彑. But in nearly all the Chinese characters, it's a false friend since it represents a hand).
2. Variant of 雪
3. usage. Second-round simplification. Compare 云 and 电 from 雲 and 電.