旱

hàn

h+àn·4th tone

drought

Radical: 日 Strokes: 7 HSK 7-9

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Common

Same radical

日明时星景易春暴旧显是智

Same radical

日明时星景易春暴旧显是智普暗昏

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Character Decomposition

旱=日+干

Etymology

The sun 日 baking a desert 干; 干 also provides the pronunciation

Meanings

drought

hàn

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Words with 旱 51 total

drought · (of land, climate etc) arid; dry干旱gān hàn severe drought (literary)亢旱kàng hàn drought天旱tiān hàn drought-resistant · to weather a drought抗旱kàng hàn (dialect) parasol旱伞hàn sǎn roller skating旱冰hàn bīng dry season旱季hàn jì pit toilet旱厕hàn cè drought conditions旱情hàn qíng drought旱灾hàn zāi tobacco (smoked in a long-stemmed pipe)旱烟hàn yān marmot旱獭hàn tǎ drought旱象hàn xiàng drought demon旱魃hàn bá drought and famine荒旱huāng hàn aridisol (soil taxonomy)干旱土gān hàn tǔ garden nasturtium · Tropaeolum majus旱金莲hàn jīn lián non-swimmer旱鸭子hàn yā zi roller blading (sport)溜旱冰liū hàn bīng (roller)blading · roller skating · inline skating滑旱冰huá hàn bīng to provide a stable crop, regardless of drought or flood · to bring a stable income旱涝保收hàn lào bǎo shōu have a long-felt need satisfied · have a welcome rain after a long drought · genial shower after a long drought久旱逢甘雨jiǔ hàn féng gān yǔ (lit.) looking for rain clouds in times of drought (idiom) · (fig.) to yearn for relief from a desperate situation大旱望云霓dà hàn wàng yún ní

Idioms with 旱 8 total Chain

(lit.) looking for rain clouds in times of drought (idiom) · (fig.) to yearn for relief from a desperate situation大旱望云霓dà hàn wàng yún ní have a long-felt need satisfied · have a welcome rain after a long drought · genial shower after a long drought久旱逢甘雨jiǔ hàn féng gān yǔ

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