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寒 · Huang Bosi

Hán (2nd tone). The Shuowen Jiezi defines 寒 as 「冻也。从人在宀下,以茻荐覆之,下有仌」 — a person under a roof, covered with grass matting, with ice beneath: the picture of freezing. The Songs feel it: 《诗经·豳风·七月》 speaks of the year’s end 「无衣无褐,何以卒岁」, the cold $9.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart