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Where does “雹” come from?
雹 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 氷, from Middle Chinese 冰.
雹
(Japanese): hail; a hailstone
Definitions
hail; a hailstone
Ancestry of “雹”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Japanese
氷
ice; a cold and sharp object, as a shard of ice;...
2
Middle Chinese
冰
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