(shuāng)

HSK 7-917 strokes

frost

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
shuāng
Meaning
frost; white powder or cream spread over a surface; frosting; (skin) cream
Strokes
17
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱雨相

In this compound, the meaning comes from (rain); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

17 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

bīngshuāng

(literary) ice formed in freezing weather as frost or icicles etc (often us…

Open 冰霜 page →
zǎoshuāng

early frost

Open 早霜 page →
báishuāng

hoar frost

Open 白霜 page →

see 欺霜傲雪[qi1 shuang1 ao4 xue3]

Open 傲雪凌霜 page →

see 欺霜傲雪[qi1 shuang1 ao4 xue3]

Open 傲雪欺霜 page →

see 欺霜傲雪[qi1 shuang1 ao4 xue3]

Open 傲霜斗雪 page →

(lit.) cold-resistant (idiom)

Open 欺霜傲雪 page →

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