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Word and Radical Components of 霜

The Chinese word 霜 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
霜 shuāng 1. frost
2. frost-like powder
3. (medicine) cream
     防曬霜 - sunscreen
4. (literary, figurative) white
5. (Min Nan) ice

霜 ⇨ 雨 + 相
Component Pinyin Meanings
雨 yǔ 1. rain
yù 2. (literary) to rain
3. (literary, of rain, snow, tears, etc.) to fall (like rain)
4. (literary) to moisten
相 xiāng 1. to see for oneself; to evaluate by seeing for oneself
     相xiāng 女婿 - assess the suitability of a prospective son-in-law or husband
2. mutually; reciprocally; towards each other; one another
     相xiāng望 - to look at each other
     相xiāng逢 - to meet by chance
3. together; jointly
4. successively; one after another
5. towards; to
xiàng 6. to look at; to examine the appearance and judge; to observe
7. looks; appearance; features
     長zhǎng相xiàng - facial features
8. posture; bearing
     站相xiàng - standing posture
9. demeanour; manners
     吃相xiàng - table manners
10. photo; picture; photograph
     影 幾 張 相soeng3-2 - to take a few pictures
11. phase; exterior; stage; period
12. (physics) phase
     相xiàng空間 - phase space
     相xiàng位 - phase
     月相xiàng - lunar phase
13. (geology) facies
14. to physiognomise; to practise physiognomy; to tell fortune by reading the subject's facial features
15. physiognomy; practice of physiognomy
16. to choose; to pick
17. to assist; to help; to oversee
18. (Chinese mythology) Xiang of Xia (fifth king of the semi-legendary Xia dynasty)
19. (historical) Chancellor of State
20. (Chinese chess) minister (on the red side)
21. (historical) master of ceremonies
22. (historical) attendant
23. to administer; to govern
24. to teach; to instruct
25. a person who guides or leads a blind person

相 ⇨ 木 + 目
Component Pinyin Meanings
木 mù 1. tree; woody plant
     Synonyms: 樹
     樹木 - tree
     灌木 - shrub
     木芍藥 - tree peony
2. wood; timber
     木頭tou - log
3. wooden
     這 張 桌子 是 木 的。 - This table is made of wood
4. simple; plain; slow; emotionless; wooden
     木訥 - plain spoken, slow and inarticulate
     棺木 - coffin
     就木 - to die (to enter one's coffin)
5. (Mandarin, neologism, slang) (eye dialect of zh, 沒)
     有木有 - innit, damn right
6. numb
     麻木 - numb, insensitive
     她 手指 凍 木 了。 - Her fingers were numb with cold.
目 mù 1. (literary or Min) eye
     耳目 (ěrmù) - ears and eyes; spies
     目睭 (ba̍k-chiu) - eye, MN
2. item; entry
     賬目 (zhàngmù) - entry
3. list; catalogue; table of contents
     目錄 (mùlù) - catalogue
4. target; goal
     目標 (mùbiāo) - target
     目的dì (mùdì) - target, goal
5. (taxonomy) order
6. (classical) to call; to address (of people's names and titles)
     Synonyms: 稱呼