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