Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

cold; poor; to tremble

Chinese: 寒冷;也表示贫寒、畏惧。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “han” becomes a different word in each tone. 寒 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 寒冷hán lěngcold (climate); frigid; very cold
  • 寒假hán jiàwinter vacation
  • 严寒yán hánbitter cold; severe winter
  • 寒暄hán xuānto exchange conventional greetings; to exchange pleasantries
  • 寒天hán tiānchilly weather; (loanword from Japanese) agar-agar

Example Sentence

寒冷的冬天,大家都穿上了厚衣服。Hán lěng de dōng tiān, dà jiā dōu chuān shàng le hòu yī fu.In the cold winter, everyone puts on thick clothes.

寒冷Hán lěngcold (climate)deof冬天dōng tiānwinter大家dà jiāeveryonedōuall穿上chuān shàngto put on (clothes etc)le(completed action)hòuthick衣服yī fuclothes