雹 báo hail
怎么记住“雹”: 雨 rain + 包 parcel = hail. The postman runs through the rain holding a parcel over his head, until it gets dented by hail.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
雹 = 雨 rain + 包 parcel
- 雨 rain meaning
- 包 parcel sound
- 勹 wrap
- 巳 snake
The postman runs through the rain holding a parcel over his head, until it gets dented by hail.
How it came to be
In the small seal form rain gives the meaning and the sign for parcel the sound.
用法
- Bound to hail: 冰雹 (bīngbáo) hailstones, 下冰雹 (xià bīngbáo) to hail; 突然下起了冰雹 (tūrán xià qǐle bīngbáo) it suddenly started hailing.
- 雹子 (báozi) is the colloquial word for the same thing.
- A weather noun; you'll see it as 冰雹 or 雹子.