雨(yǔ): rain
HSK 18 strokes
Readingsyǔyù
rain
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- yǔ / yù
- Meaning
- rain; CL:阵,场
- Strokes
- 8
- HSK level
- HSK 1
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 雨 comes from and how its parts fit together.
Pictograph
⿻帀？Rain drops falling from a cloud 帀
A drawing of the thing it names.
Made of
Parts are arranged overlaid.
How to write 雨 step by step
8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 雨
Common words using 雨 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
yǔ雨shuǐ水
HSK 5Yushui or Rain Water, 2nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 19th February-5th March
Open 雨水 page →to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom); to exercise magical powers
Open 呼风唤雨 page →Related characters
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