• 1001st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 105 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xuě (Xue3)surname Xue
2. xuě (xue3)snow • snowfall • CL:場|场[chang2] • to have the appearance of snow • to wipe away, off or out • to clean

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

下雪 
雪花 

Uncommon

冰雪 
大雪 
小雪 
滑雪 
瑞雪 
白雪 
积雪 (積雪)
雨夹雪 (雨夾雪)
雪人 
雪梨 
雪白 
雪碧 
雪糕 
雪豹 
风花雪月 (風花雪月)
飞雪 (飛雪)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.