暵
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Meaning: dry
💡 Think of 'Han' as 'Hot And No water' – drought!
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Character Story & Explanation
暵 (hàn) means 'dry' or 'drought,' specifically describing extreme dryness of weather or soil, as in a scorching sun that withers crops. Unlike general 'dry' (干, gān), 暵 conveys a severe, damaging aridity often linked to agricultural hardship in ancient China. It appears in classical texts about drought and is less common in modern speech, making it a literary character evoking harsh natural conditions—similar to the Western concept of 'drought' but with a more poetic, climate-specific nuance.
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