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

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小寒 siu2 hon4 xiao3 han2 = Lesser Cold, 23rd of the 24 solar terms 6th-19th January

大寒 daai6 hon4 da4 han2 = Great Cold, 24th of the 24 solar terms 20th January-3rd February

寒露 hon4 lou6 han2 lu4 = Cold Dew, 17th of the 24 solar terms 8th-22nd October

寒夜 hon4 je6 han2 ye4 = chilly night

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 gu1 han2 = [粵] miserly; not generous; penny-pinching; 慳儉. [國] lonely, poor, humble

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

寒帶 hon4 daai3 han2 dai4 = the arctic circle; a frigid zone; polar climate

心寒 sam1 hon4 xin1 han2 = to be very disappointed

春寒 ceon1 hon4 chun1 han2 = spring chill

寒冷期 hon4 laang5 kei4 han2 leng3 qi1 (PRC), han2 leng3 qi2 (Taiwan) = cold spell

驟寒 zau6 hon4 zhou4 han2 = cold snap

傷寒 soeng1 hon4 shang1 han2 = typhoid

傷寒症 soeng1 hon4 zing3 shang1 han2 zheng4 = typhoid

北寒帶 bak1 hon4 daai3 bei3 han2 dai4 = the north frigid zone

嚴寒疾風 jim4 hon4 zat6 fung1 = frigid blasts

寒冬 hon4 dung1 han2 dong1 = wintry

寒氣 hon4 hei3 han2 qi4 = cold air

寒戰 hon4 zin3 han2 zhan4 = a chill

南寒帶 naam4 hon4 daai3 nan2 han2 dai4 = the south frigid zone

發錢寒 faat3 cin4*2 hon4 = to be obsessed with money

孤寒種 gu1 hon4 zung2 = a miserly person 粵

孤寒鐸 gu1 hon4 dok6 = a miser 粵

孤寒財主 gu1 hon4 coi4 zyu2 = a miserly person 粵

寒帶草原 hon4 daai3 cou2 jyun4 han2 dai4 cao3 yuan2 = the tundra (common formation)

噤若寒蟬 gam3 joek6 hon4 sim4 jin4 ruo4 han2 chan2 = keep quiet out of fear

寒蟬 hon4 sim4 han2 chan2 = a winter cicada (one who keeps quiet out of fear)

寒磣 hon4 cam2 = shabby

寒塵 hon4 can4 = shabby, with clothing in tatters 粵

發仔寒 faat3 zai2 hon4 fa1 zai3 han2 = intensely long for a son, really want to have a son 粵

屍骨未寒 si1 gwat1 mei6 hon4 shi1 gu3 wei4 han2 = it hasn't been long after a person died

飢寒交迫 gei1 hon4 gaau1 bik1 ji1 han2 jiao1 po4 = suffer from cold and hunger

冰凍三尺，非一日之寒 bing1 dung3 saam1 cek3,fei1 jat1 jat6 zi1 hon4 bing1 dong4 san1 chi3, fei1 yi1 ri4 zhi1 han2 = before sth. (trouble, problems etc.) comes to the surface it has been brewing for quite a while

寒暄 hon4 hyun1 han2 xuan1 = exchange conventional greetings

出身寒微 ceot1 san1 hon4 mei4 chu1 shen1 han2 wei1 [PRC] / wei2 [TW] = to have a humble origin

出身寒賤 ceot1 san1 hon4 zin6 chu1 shen1 han2 jian4 = to have a humble beginning

寒苦 hon4 fu2 han2 ku3 = poverty-stricken; destitute; poor

寒窗苦讀 hon4 coeng1 fu2 duk6 han2 chuang1 ku3 du2 = the hardships that a student must endure; the life of a student

貧寒 pan4 hon4 pin2 han2 = poor and lowly

禦寒 jyu6 hon4 yu4 han2 = resist the cold; withstand the cold

風寒 fung1 hon4 feng1 han2 = chill; cold

寒風感冒 hon4 fung1 gam2 mou6 han2 feng1 gan3 mao4 = a common cold

上品無寒門下品無世族 soeng6 ban2 mou4 hon4 mun4 haa6 ban2 mou4 sai3 zuk6 shang4 pin3 wu2 han2 men2 xia4 pin3 wu2 shi4 zu2 = the poor remain poor, the rich remain wealthy

寒山寺 hon4 saan1 zi6 = a Buddhist monastery

傷寒沙門氏菌 soeng1 hon4 saa1 mun4 si6 kwan2 shang1 han2 sha1 men2 shi4 jun4/1 (Taiwan/PRC) = salmonella typhimurium

唇亡齒寒 seon4 mong4 ci2 hon4 chun2 wang2 chi3 han2 = one cannot survive without the other

寒亭區 hon4 ting4 keoi1 han2 ting2 qu1 = Hanting (area in Shandong)

寒蟬效應 hon4 sim4 haau6 jing3 han2 chan2 xiao4 ying4 = the winter cicada effect

寒武紀 hon4 mou5 gei2 han2 wu3 ji4 = Cambrian period

噓寒問暖 heoi1 hon4 man6 nyun5 xu1 han2 wen4 nuan3 = inquire after someones's well-being; ask about sb's health when greeting them

寒舍 hon4 se3 han2 she4 = my humble abode; my home

高處不勝寒 gou1 cyu3 bat1 sing1 hon4 gao1 chu4 bu4 sheng1 [TW] / sheng4 [PRC] han2 = it's lonely when one is at the top; people in high positions don't have a lot of intimate friends

一暴十寒 jat1 buk6 sap6 hon4 yi1 pu4 shi2 han2 = to work for a bit then skimp; sporadic effort

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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. "Until it's time to eat Dragon Boat Festival's dumplings, don't put away your warm clothes," as they say!
[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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