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霎 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
霎 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
霎 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
霎 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
霎 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
霎 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
霎 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
霎 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
霎 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

霎 Stroke Order — How to Write 霎

Stroke Order

霎 is written in 16 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 雨, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

霎 Radical and Character Components

Components:雨妾

霎 is a phono-semantic compound: 雨 (rain) carries the meaning, while 妾 indicates the sound.

Radical: 雨 + 8 more strokes

霎 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • shà

Meanings of 霎 in Chinese

1

shà霎

Used in reduplication (霎霎) to describe the sound of light rain.
窗外小雨霎霎，听起来十分宁静。
The light rain outside the window patters, sounding very peaceful.
A very short period of time; an instant or a moment.
霎那间，阳光穿透云层，洒满了大地
In a split second, the sun's rays pierced through the clouds, bathing the earth in light.

Common Words and Phrases with 霎

1
shà霎shí时
in a split second; in a twinkling
他推开门，霎时，一股清新的空气扑面而来
He pushed open the door, and in an instant, a burst of fresh air greeted him.
2
shà霎yǎn眼
To wink; in the twinkling of an eye.
霎眼间，那只小鸟就飞走了。
In the blink of an eye, that little bird flew away.

More words with 霎

Idioms with 霎

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Questions about 霎

What does 霎 mean in Chinese?

霎 (shà) means “A very short period of time” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 霎?

霎 is pronounced shà in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 霎 have?

霎 has 16 strokes.

How do you write 霎?

霎 is written in 16 strokes, starting from the radical 雨. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 霎?

The radical of 霎 is 雨, and 霎 is a phono-semantic compound.