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Chinese symbol for “hail”

冰雹
bīng báo
hail; hailstone; 场 (cháng),粒 (lì)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for hail is 冰雹 (bīng báo), defined as: hail; hailstone; 场 (cháng),粒 (lì).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

冰 bīng
ice; ice-cold
radical 15 ⼎ · 6 strokes
雹 báo
hail
radical 173 ⾬ · 13 strokes

Other Chinese words for “hail”

WordPinyinMeaning
雹báohail
雹子báo zihail; hailstone
扬召 (揚召)yáng zhàoto flag down (a cab) on the street; to hail (a taxicab)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 冰雹.

WordPinyinMeaning
冰箱bīng xiāngrefrigerator; (old) icebox
冰淇淋bīng qí línice cream
冰川bīng chuānglacier
冰雪bīng xuěice and snow
冰冷bīng lěngice-cold
冰块 (冰塊)bīng kuàiice cube; ice chunk
雹灾 (雹災)báo zāidisaster caused by hail
雹暴báo bàohailstorm

See also: Japanese symbol for “hail”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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