The story of 寒

cold

The upper part of 寒 depicts a man sleeping in a house which stuffed with hay, while the lower part is the variant of 仌. 仌 is the picture of the cracks on ice, means cold weather. When the weather is cold, people will stay in the haystack to get warm.

Vocabulary of 寒

  • 寒假 (winter vacation)
  • 寒流 (cold stream)
  • 嚴寒 (bitter cold)

Classification

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