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雨

ㄩ ˇ

yǔ

rain
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  • 雨
    ㄩ ˇ

    yǔ

    rain

    • 帀
      ㄗㄚ

      zā

      • 一
        ㄧ

        yī

        one

      • 巾
        ㄐㄧㄣ

        jīn

        towel

    • ?

      • 冫
        ㄅㄧㄥ

        bīng

        ice

      • ?

        • 冫
          ㄅㄧㄥ

          bīng

          ice

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I remember the 雨(rain) character by the way it looks like a window, where the small strokes are the raindrops. And the top horizontal line is the sky.
by Mailiobarry

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