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

• 雨过天青(雨過天青) sky clears after rain; new hopes after a disastrous period; every cloud has a silver lining
• 雷声大，雨点小(雷聲大，雨點小) loud thunder, but only tiny drops of rain; a lot of talk, but no action; action speaks louder than words
• 雨泽(雨澤) to wet with rain
• 大雨如注 pouring with rain; rain bucketing down
• 雨刮 windshield wiper
• 风雨(風雨) wind and rain; the elements; trials and hardships
• 暴风雨(暴風雨) rainstorm; storm; tempest
• 雨前茶 Hyson tea; young tea leaves
• 雨点(雨點) raindrop
• 雨水 Yushui ; rain water ; rain
• 沐雨栉风(沐雨櫛風) to work unceasingly regardless of the weather
• 丝丝小雨(絲絲小雨) fine drizzle
• 屋漏更遭连夜雨(屋漏更遭連夜雨) when it rains, it pours
• 雨季 rainy season; monsoon season
• 雨后春笋(雨後春筍) after rain, the spring bamboo; rapid new growth
• 天要落雨，娘要嫁人 the rain will fall, the womenfolk will marry; the natural order of things
• 雨具 rainwear
• 雨丝(雨絲) drizzle; fine rain
• 倾盆大雨(傾盆大雨) a downpour; rain bucketing down; fig. to be overwhelmed (with work or things to study)
• 雨衣 raincoat
• 阵雨(陣雨) a rain shower
• 风调雨顺(風調雨順) a harmonious wind and favorable rain; favorable weather
• 沾雨 to become wet with rain
• 流星雨 meteor shower
• 见风是雨(見風是雨) see the wind and assume it will rain; gullible; to believe whatever people suggest
• 微雨 gentle rain
• 白喉针尾雨燕(白喉針尾雨燕) white-throated needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus)
• 喜雨 welcome fall of rain; seasonable rain
• 太阳雨(太陽雨) sunshower
• 雨蚀(雨蝕) rain erosion
• 及时雨(及時雨) timely rain; (fig.) timely assistance
• 止雨 praying for the rain to stop
• 雨林 rainforest
• 雷雨 a thunderstorm
• 春风化雨(春風化雨) spring wind and rain; the long-term influence of a solid education
• 猎户座流星雨(獵戶座流星雨) Orionids; Orionid meteor shower
• 一阵雨(一陣雨) a burst of rain
• 雨神 Rain God
• 大风疾雨(大風疾雨) a great gale and striking rain
• 泪如雨下(淚如雨下) tears falling like rain
• 细雨(細雨) fine rain; drizzle ; Drizzle
• 腥风血雨(腥風血雨) foul wind and bloody rain; reign of terror; carnage
• 秋雨 autumn rain
• 风雨如晦(風雨如晦) wind and rain darken the sky; the situation looks grim
• 雨过天晴(雨過天晴) sky clears after rain; new hopes after a disastrous period; every cloud has a silver lining
• 骤雨(驟雨) shower
• 风雨同舟(風雨同舟) in the same boat under wind and rain; to stick together in hard times

Also contained in

雨花台区 、 维克多·雨果 、 潇湘雨 、 雨花区

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• 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 志第五 五行二 Volume 29 Treatises 5: Five Elements 2 History of Ming 明史 — 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
• 卷三十四　　　　志第二十四　　五行一 Volume 34 Treatises 28: Five Elements 1 New Book of Tang 新唐書 — 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
• 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: 9
• 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
• 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
• 闵雨 (閔雨) 閔雨也 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 4
• 暑雨 (暑雨) 夏暑雨 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 君牙 Zhou Shu - Kun-ya — count: 4