冰雹
Old HSK 6
冰雹 (bīngbáo) · hail
冰雹 (bīngbáo) means “hail; hailstone”. It is written with 2 characters: 冰 (ice) + 雹 (hail). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 冰雹 is built
The characters
冰 bīng · ice
What 冰 is made of
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 水shuǐ — water
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: Ice-cold冫 water 水 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
雹 báo · hail
What 雹 is made of
- 雨yǔ — rain
- 帀zā — to rotate
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 巾jīn — cloth
- 帀zā — to rotate
- 包bāo — wrap
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 巳sì — the hours from 9 to 11
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
Example sentences
昨天下了一场冰雹。Zuótiān xià le yī chǎng bīngbáo.There was a hailstorm yesterday.
冰雹把车窗打坏了。Bīngbáo bǎ chē chuāng dǎ huài le.The hail broke the car windows.
Questions about 冰雹
What does 冰雹 mean?
冰雹 (bīngbáo) means “hail; hailstone”.
How do you pronounce 冰雹?
冰雹 is pronounced bīngbáo.
Which HSK level is 冰雹?
冰雹 is in Old HSK 6.
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Learn 冰雹 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 14: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.