pāng

雱

Character · AdjectiveTraditional霶

heavy snowfall; torrential

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

adjective

heavy (snowfall); snowing heavily

literary

A literary and somewhat archaic term specifically describing heavy snowfall. Rarely used in modern spoken Chinese.

Zuó昨
yè夜
dà大
xuě雪
pāng䨦
tuó沱
 ，
jīn今
chén晨
yín银
zhuāng装
sù素
guǒ裹
 。

Last night the snow fell heavily, and this morning everything is covered in white.

Gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
xíng形
róng容
dà大
xuě雪
fēn纷
fēi飞
 ，
cháng常
yòng用
‘‘
pāng䨦
 ’
zì字
 。

In ancient texts, the character '䨦' was often used to describe heavy, swirling snow.

2.

adjective

same as ‘滂’; torrential; pouring (rain)

literary

Used interchangeably with '滂' (pāng) in classical texts to describe heavy rain or a vast, overflowing amount.

Dà大
yǔ雨
pāng䨦
tuó沱
 ，
dào道
lù路
jī积
shuǐ水
yán严
zhòng重
 。

The rain poured down torrentially, causing severe waterlogging on the roads.

tì涕
sì泗
pāng䨦
tuó沱

to cry one's eyes out; weeping copiously