How to Write 霂 (mù) — Meaning “Drizzle”

Picture a forest (林) covered by rain (雨), making everything wet with a soft drizzle. The two trees under the rain remind you that 霂 is a gentle, fine rain. This image links the character to its meaning of 'drizzle'.

Make sure the 雨 on top is wide enough to cover the 林 below it. The 林 should be centered and not too tall, or the character will look unbalanced. A common mistake is writing the bottom 林 too large, which makes the character crowded.

霂 has 林 (forest) below the rain and means 'drizzle'. 零 has 令 (command) below and means 'zero' or 'scattered'. 雷 has 田 (field) below and means 'thunder'. So the bottom part changes the meaning from gentle rain to numbers or thunder.

霂 is very rare and mainly appears in classical poetry or literary descriptions of weather. You might see it in words like 霂雨 (drizzling rain) or 细霂 (fine drizzle). It is not used in everyday conversation, so it gives a poetic feel when encountered.

Common words containing 霂 include: 霂雨 (mù yǔ) — Drizzling rain; 细霂 (xì mù) — Fine drizzle; 沾霂 (zhān mù) — To be soaked by rain.