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  hon4   jyutping
  han2   pinyin
[1] cold; wintry; chilly [2] poor [3] tremble

Stroke count: 12
Level: 3
Radical: (#40)

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

This word has been viewed 9240 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 14th Jul 2009 16:52

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detail  siu2 hon4  xiao3 han2 = Lesser Cold, 23rd of the 24 solar terms 6th-19th January
detail  daai6 hon4  da4 han2 = Great Cold, 24th of the 24 solar terms 20th January-3rd February
detail  hon4 lou6  han2 lu4 = Cold Dew, 17th of the 24 solar terms 8th-22nd October
detail  hon4 je6  han2 ye4 = chilly night
detail  hon4 gaa3  han2 jia4 = winter holiday / vacation
detail  hon4 kei4  han2 qi1 (PRC), han2 qi2 (Taiwan) = winter; wintertime
detail  gu1 hon4  gu1 han2 = [粵] miserly; not generous; penny-pinching; 慳儉. [國] lonely, poor, humble
detail  hon4 syu2 biu2   = thermometer, temperature gauge
detail  jim4 hon4  yan2 han2 = bitter cold; frigid
detail  hon4 syu2  han2 shu3 = year
See all 59 compounds (CantoDict reports 60 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 3 examples containing 寒
detail audio 出名孤寒
He's known for being stingy.
detail 法國渡過寒暑
I spent three winters and summers in France.
["three winters and summers" symbolizes three years.]
detail 四月忽然間落場大雪真係五月」!
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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