寒 (hon4 | han2) : cold; wintry; chilly

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寒

hon4

han2

[1] cold; wintry; chilly [2] poor [3] tremble

Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: 宀 (#40)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

寒

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 14th Jul 2009 16:52

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寒假 hon4 gaa3 han2 jia4 = winter holiday / vacation

寒期 hon4 kei4 han2 qi1 (PRC), han2 qi2 (Taiwan) = winter; wintertime

孤寒 gu1 hon4 = miserly; not generous; penny-pinching 粵

寒暑表 hon4 syu2 biu2 = thermometer, temperature gauge

嚴寒 jim4 hon4 yan2 han2 = bitter cold; frigid

寒暑 hon4 syu2 han2 shu3 = year

寒冷 hon4 laang5 han2 leng3 = [1] cold (climate), [2] frigid, very cold

寒酸 hon4 syun1 han2 suan1 = shabby; stingy

寒流 hon4 lau4 = cold current

不寒而慄 bat1 hon4 ji4 leot6 bu4 han2 er2 li4 = shiver all over though not cold; tremble with fear; shudder 國
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佢出名孤寒粵
He's known for being stingy.

我在法國渡過了三個寒暑國
I spent three winters and summers in France.
["three winters and summers" symbolizes three years.]

四月尾忽然間落場大雪，真係「未食五月粽，寒衣唔入籠」！粵
It suddenly snowed during the end of April. It really goes with the saying "Until one has eaten Dragon Boat Festival's dumplings, do not keep one's warm clothings".
[未食五月粽寒衣唔入籠 is a Cantonese saying. There are variations used by Mandarin and other dialects.]

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Decimal representation of this word: 寒
Unicode code for this character: U+5BD2 (off-site link)

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