shuāng

frost

white powder or cream spread over a surface; frosting; (skin) cream

rain (雨) + sound shuāng (相) = frost on surfaces

The rain radical signals a weather phenomenon that falls from the sky. 相 contributes the sound shuāng rather than its meaning of 'mutual' or 'appearance.'

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RainSemantic

今天早上草地上有一层

jīn tiān zǎo shang cǎo dì shang yǒu yī céng shuāng。

This morning there was a layer of frost on the grass.

天气变冷后,树叶上结了

tiān qì biàn lěng hòu,shù yè shang jié le shuāng。

After the weather turned cold, frost formed on the leaves.

Words with 霜

金鸡纳霜

jīn jī nà shuāng

quinine powder

防晒霜

fáng shài shuāng

suntan lotion

除霜

chú shuāng

to defrost

隔离霜

gé lí shuāng

pre-makeup cream

雪上加霜

xuě shàng jiā shuāng

(idiom) to make matters even worse

霜冻

shuāng dòng

frost

霜天

shuāng tiān

freezing weather

霜害

shuāng hài

frostbite

霜晨

shuāng chén

frosty morning

霜条

shuāng tiáo

popsicle

霜淇淋

shuāng qí lín

soft ice-cream

霜灾

shuāng zāi

frost damage (to crop)

More characters with 雨