寒
cold; poor; to tremble
12 strokes
Dict coverage rank #856 U+5BD2
How 寒 is formed
components: 宀
? unknown part
How to remember it
frigid · Heisig RSH #1203
hamster cage + ice
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 寒
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 高处不胜寒 | gāo chù bù shèng hán | it's lonely at the top (idiom) |
| 寒武纪生命大爆发 | Hán wǔ jì shēng mìng dà bào fā | the Cambrian explosion |
| 下寒武 | xià hán wǔ | lower Cambrian (geological period approx 530 million years ago) |
| 下寒武统 | xià hán wǔ tǒng | lower Cambrian series (geological strata from approx 530 million years ago) |
| 北寒带 | běi hán dài | the north frigid zone |
| 大寒 | Dà hán | Great Cold, 24th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 20th January-3rd February |
| 寒心 | hán xīn | disillusioned; bitterly disappointed; terrified |
| 心寒 | xīn hán | bitterly disappointed; frightened |
| 寒天 | hán tiān | chilly weather; (loanword from Japanese) agar-agar |
| 数九寒天 | shǔ jiǔ hán tiān | nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year |
| 小寒 | Xiǎo hán | Lesser Cold, 23rd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 6th-19th January |
| 寒气 | hán qì | cold air; a chill one feels in the body (when exposed to cold air) |
| 高寒 | gāo hán | high and cold (mountain area) |
| 寒风 | hán fēng | cold wind |
| 风寒 | fēng hán | wind chill; cold weather; common cold (medicine) |
| 冰冻三尺，非一日之寒 | bīng dòng sān chǐ , fēi yī rì zhī hán | three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day |
| 寒门 | hán mén | poor and humble family; my family (humble) |
| 一暴十寒 | yī pù shí hán | variant of 一曝十寒[yi1 pu4 shi2 han2] |
| 寒武纪大爆发 | Hán wǔ jì dà bào fā | the Cambrian explosion |
| 伤寒沙门氏菌 | shāng hán shā mén shì jūn | salmonella typhimurium |