雨 yǔ

1. yǔ noun rain
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Concept: Weather 天气
   Notes: (Guoyu '雨' n 1; Kroll 2015 '雨' 1, p. 571; Unihan '雨')
2. yǔ noun Kangxi radical 173
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
   Notes: Rain (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7; Guoyu '雨' n 3)
3. yù verb to rain
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Concept: Weather 天气
   Notes: In the sense of 下雨 (Guoyu '雨' yù v 1; Kroll 2015 '雨' yù 1, p. 571; Unihan '雨')
4. yù verb to moisten
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '雨' yù v 3; Kroll 2015 '雨' yù 2, p. 571)
5. yǔ noun a friend
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 朋友; for example, in the idiom 舊雨新知 old friends and new acquaintances (Guoyu '雨' n 2)
6. yù verb to fall
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 落下 (Guoyu '雨' yù v 2)

Contained in

• 欠雨 lacking rain
• 听见风就是雨(聽見風就是雨) on hearing wind, to say rain; to agree uncritically with whatever people say; to parrot other people's words
• 暴雨 rainstorm; storm
• 雨前茶 Hyson tea; young tea leaves
• 雨林 rainforest
• 大风疾雨(大風疾雨) a great gale and striking rain
• 西北雨 thundershower
• 风雨交加(風雨交加) wind and rain together
• 天雨 a rain shower
• 热带雨林(熱帶雨林) tropical rain forest
• 雨泽(雨澤) to wet with rain
• 遮风避雨(遮風避雨) to give shelter from the wind and rain; to keep out the elements
• 狂风暴雨(狂風暴雨) howling wind and torrential rain; difficult, dangerous situation
• 烟雨(煙雨) misty rain; drizzle
• 巴山夜雨 rain on Mt Ba; lonely in a strange land
• 要风得风，要雨得雨(要風得風，要雨得雨) to get whatever one wants; to have everything going one's way
• 未雨绸缪(未雨綢繆) before it rains, bind around with silk; to plan ahead; to prepare for a rainy day
• 丝丝小雨(絲絲小雨) fine drizzle
• 冻雨(凍雨) sleet
• 时雨(時雨) seasonal rain
• 雨师(雨師) Rain Master ; five-stamen tamarisk; Chinese tamarisk; saltcedar
• 雨蛙 rain frog
• 沾雨 to become wet with rain
• 凄风苦雨(淒風苦雨) bleak wind and icy rain; hardships; miserable circumstances
• 及时雨(及時雨) timely rain; (fig.) timely assistance
• 潇潇细雨(瀟瀟細雨) the sound of light rain or drizzle
• 雨人 Rain Man
• 风雨凄凄(風雨淒淒) wretched wind and rain
• 小雨 light rain; drizzle
• 枪林箭雨(槍林箭雨) forest of spear, rain of arrows
• 大雨落幽燕 on the northern land a heavy rain is pouring
• 干打雷，不下雨(乾打雷，不下雨) all thunder but no rain; a lot of noise but no action
• 雨水 Yushui ; rain water ; rain
• 天雨顺延(天雨順延) weather permitting
• 雨蚀(雨蝕) rain erosion
• 风雨晦冥(風雨晦冥) conditions of extreme adversity
• 淫雨 excessive rain
• 满城风雨(滿城風雨) wind and rain through the town /f a big scandal; an uproar; the talk of the town
• 暗背雨燕 dark-rumped swift (Apus acuticauda)
• 雨漏 gargoyle (architecture)
• 一阵雨(一陣雨) a burst of rain
• 风雨欲来(風雨欲來) storm clouds approach; troubles lie ahead
• 屋漏偏逢连夜雨(屋漏偏逢連夜雨) when it rains, it pours
• 云腾致雨(雲騰致雨) clouds soar upwards to end in rain
• 一雨成秋 a sudden shower towards the end of summer brings an abrupt arrival of autumn
• 和风细雨(和風細雨) a gentle breeze and fine rain
• 骤雨(驟雨) shower

Also contained in

雨花 、 雨山 、 雨湖区 、 贾雨村

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• 卷二十八 志第四 五行一 Volume 28 Treatises 4: Five Elements 1 History of Ming 明史 — count: 110
• 卷六十二 志第十五 五行一下 Volume 62 Treatises 15: Five Elements 1b History of Song 宋史 — count: 104
• 卷六十五 志第十八 五行三 Volume 65 Treatises 18: Five Elements 3 History of Song 宋史 — count: 92
• 卷二十九 志第五 五行二 Volume 29 Treatises 5: Five Elements 2 History of Ming 明史 — count: 82
• 卷五十　　志第三上:　五行一 Volume 50 Treatises 3: Five Elements 1 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 82
• 卷二十九 志第十九 五行下 Volume 29 Treatises 19: Five Elements Part Three Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 79
• 《雨部》 Yǔ Radical Shuo Wen Jie Zi 說文解字 — count: 75
• 卷五十一　志第三下:　五行二 Volume 51 Treatises 4: Five Elements 2 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 70
• 卷三十三 志第二十三 五行四 Volume 33 Treatises 23: Five Elements 4 Book of Song 宋書 — count: 66
• 卷六十六 志第十九 五行四 Volume 66 Treatises 19: Five Elements 4 History of Song 宋史 — count: 46

Collocations

• 雨雪 (雨雪) 雨雪其雱 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧邶‧北風 Lessons from the states - Odes of Bei - Bei Feng — count: 15
• 雨不克 (雨不克) 雨不克葬 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 9
• 阴雨 (陰雨) 陰雨膏之 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧曹‧下泉 Lessons from the states - Odes of Cao - Bu Quan — count: 7
• 遇雨 (遇雨) 道下遇雨 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 7
• 甘雨 (甘雨) 以祈甘雨 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧甫田之什‧甫田 Minor odes of the kingdom - Fu Tian Zhi Shen - Fu Tian — count: 6
• 雨螽 (雨螽) 雨螽于宋 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 5
• 苦雨 (苦雨) 秋無苦雨 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 5
• 雨止 (雨止) 不為雨止 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 4
• 暑雨 (暑雨) 夏暑雨 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 君牙 Zhou Shu - Kun-ya — count: 4
• 雨木 (雨木) 雨木冰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 4