dailycharacter

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Pronunciation: xuě
Meaning: snow
Etymology:
Rain 雨 that requires sweeping 彗 (phonetic, abbreviated. (associative/phono-semantic compound).

Traditional character: 雪 (the same)

Found in:
Liu ZongYuan's 江雪
Bai JuYi's 问刘十九
Han Yu's 左迁至蓝关示侄孙湘

Word of the day on: 02.16.08