Usage of the character 寒

cold
poor
to tremble

jiěhán

解寒

[解寒]

to relieve cold

gāohán

高寒

[高寒]

high and cold (mountain area)

yánhán

严寒

[嚴寒]

bitter cold
severe winter

hánsuān

寒酸

[寒酸]

wretched
poverty-stricken
unpresentable (for clothing, gifts etc)

nàihán

耐寒

[耐寒]

coldproof
resistant to cold

hántiān

寒天

[寒天]

chilly weather
(loanword from Japanese) agar-agar

huānghán

荒寒

[荒寒]

desolate and cold
frozen wastes

hányā

寒鸦

[寒鴉]

(bird species of China) Eurasian jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)

hánxīn

寒心

[寒心]

disillusioned
bitterly disappointed
terrified

wèihán

胃寒

[胃寒]

stomach cold (TCM)

hánxuān

寒暄

[寒暄]

to exchange conventional greetings; to exchange pleasantries

qīhán

凄寒

[淒寒]

cold and desolate

qīnghán

清寒

[清寒]

poor
underprivileged
(of weather) crisp and clear

Hántíng

寒亭

[寒亭]

Hanting district of Weifang city 濰坊市／潍坊市 ( Wéifāngshì), Shandong

hánchuāng

寒窗

[寒窗]

a life of strenuous studies (idiom)

hánchen

寒伧

[寒傖]

variant of 寒磣／寒碜 (hánchen)

hánshè

寒舍

[寒舍]

my humble home

Hán Hán

韩寒

[韓寒]

Han Han (1982-), PRC blogger, singer and professional rally driver

kǔhán

苦寒

[苦寒]

bitter cold

hánjìn

寒噤

[寒噤]

a shiver

pínhán

贫寒

[貧寒]

poor
poverty-stricken
impoverished

hánmén

寒门

[寒門]

poor and humble family
my family (humble)

gūhán

孤寒

[孤寒]

alone and poor
humble
(Cantonese) miserly

hánliú

寒流

[寒流]

cold air current
cold ocean current
cold stream

bìhán

避寒

[避寒]

to escape the cold by going on a winter holiday

hánlěng

寒冷

[寒冷]

cold (climate)
frigid
very cold

hánjià

寒假

[寒假]

winter vacation

hándōng

寒冬

[寒冬]

cold winter

háncháo

寒潮

[寒潮]

cold wave
CL:股 (gǔ)

hánshí

寒食

[寒食]

cold food (i.e. to abstain from cooked food for 3 days around the Qingming festival 清明節／清明节)
the Qingming festival

hándài

寒带

[寒帶]

polar climate

hányī

寒衣

[寒衣]

winter clothing

hánjīng

寒荆

[寒荊]

(polite) my wife (old)

dǎnhán

胆寒

[膽寒]

to fear
to be terrified

shānghán

伤寒

[傷寒]

typhoid

hánzhàn

寒战

[寒戰]

shiver

hányì

寒意

[寒意]

a nip in the air
chilliness

hánchen

寒碜

[寒磣]

ugly
shameful
to ridicule

Dàhán

大寒

[大寒]

Great Cold, 24th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣／二十四节气 20th January-3rd February

Hánlù

寒露

[寒露]

Hanlu or Cold Dew, 17th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣／二十四节气 8th-22nd October

hánqì

寒气

[寒氣]

cold air
a chill one feels in the body (when exposed to cold air)

Xiǎohán

小寒

[小寒]

Lesser Cold, 23rd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣／二十四节气 6th-19th January

qūhán

祛寒

[祛寒]

to dispel cold (TCM)

qūhán

驱寒

[驅寒]

to warm oneself
to expel the cold (TCM)

hánwēi

寒微

[寒微]

of humble origin

hánmáo

寒毛

[寒毛]

fine hair on the human body

hánchán

寒蝉

[寒蟬]

a cicada in cold weather (used as a metaphor for sb who keeps their thoughts to themself)
Meimuna opalifera, a kind of cicada found in East Asia

shòuhán

受寒

[受寒]

affected by cold
to catch cold

xīnhán

心寒

[心寒]

bitterly disappointed
frightened

yùhán

御寒

[禦寒]

to defend against the cold; to keep warm

fēnghán

风寒

[風寒]

wind chill
cold weather
common cold (medicine)

fánghánfú

防寒服

[防寒服]

overcoat
down jacket
winter wear

běihándài

北寒带

[北寒帶]

the north frigid zone

Hántíngqū

寒亭区

[寒亭區]

Hanting district of Weifang city 濰坊市／潍坊市 ( Wéifāngshì), Shandong

fùshānghán

副伤寒

[副傷寒]

paratyphoid fever

xiàhánwǔ

下寒武

[下寒武]

lower Cambrian (geological period approx 530 million years ago)

dàochūnhán

倒春寒

[倒春寒]

cold snap during the spring

Hánwǔjì

寒武纪

[寒武紀]

Cambrian geological period (541-485.4 million years ago)

shānghánzhèng

伤寒症

[傷寒症]

typhoid

chúnwángchǐhán

唇亡齿寒

[唇亡齒寒]

lit. without the lips, the teeth feel the cold (idiom); fig. intimately interdependent

hánguāngshǎnshǎn

寒光闪闪

[寒光閃閃]

to glitter like frost and snow (idiom)

hánchánxiàoyìng

寒蝉效应

[寒蟬效應]

the chilling effect of a climate of fear in which people are afraid to speak their mind

yīpùshíhán

一曝十寒

[一曝十寒]

one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
sporadic effort
lack of sticking power
short attention span

pòdǎnhánxīn

破胆寒心

[破膽寒心]

to be scared out of one's wits

hánfēngcìgǔ

寒风刺骨

[寒風刺骨]

bone chilling wind (idiom)

hánwǔbàofā

寒武爆发

[寒武爆發]

the Cambrian explosion

shǔjiǔhántiān

数九寒天

[數九寒天]

nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year

pòwǎhányáo

破瓦寒窑

[破瓦寒窯]

lit. broken tiles, cold hearth; fig. a broken-down house
poor and shabby dwelling

jīhánjiāopò

饥寒交迫

[飢寒交迫]

beset by hunger and cold (idiom)
starving and freezing
in desperate poverty

jiāshìhánwēi

家世寒微

[家世寒微]

to be of humble origin (idiom)

yīpùshíhán

一暴十寒

[一暴十寒]

one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
sporadic effort
short attention span

xūhánwènnuǎn

嘘寒问暖

[噓寒問暖]

to enquire solicitously about sb's well-being (idiom)
to pamper

bānzhěnshānghán

斑疹伤寒

[斑疹傷寒]

typhus

zhěnlěngqīnhán

枕冷衾寒

[枕冷衾寒]

cold pillow and lonely bed (idiom); fig. cold and solitary existence

jìnruòhánchán

噤若寒蝉

[噤若寒蟬]

to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)

tiānhándìdòng

天寒地冻

[天寒地凍]

cold weather, frozen ground (idiom); bitterly cold

bùhán'érlì

不寒而栗

[不寒而慄]

lit. not cold, yet shivering (idiom)
fig. to tremble with fear
to be terrified

tíjīháohán

啼饥号寒

[啼饑號寒]

hunger cries and cold roars (idiom); wretched poverty

qiánhánwǔjì

前寒武纪

[前寒武紀]

pre-Cambrian, geological period before c. 540m years ago

xiàhánwǔtǒng

下寒武统

[下寒武統]

lower Cambrian series (geological strata from approx 530 million years ago)

Dáwūlǐhányā

达乌里寒鸦

[達烏裡寒鴉]

(bird species of China) Daurian jackdaw (Coloeus dauuricus)

gāochùbùshènghán

高处不胜寒

[高處不勝寒]

it's lonely at the top (idiom)

shǔxíngbānzhěnshānghán

鼠型斑疹伤寒

[鼠型斑疹傷寒]

murine typhus

shānghánshāménshìjūn

伤寒沙门氏菌

[傷寒沙門氏菌]

salmonella typhimurium

Hánwǔjìdàbàofā

寒武纪大爆发

[寒武紀大爆發]

the Cambrian explosion

shǔzǎoxíngbānzhěnshānghán

鼠蚤型斑疹伤寒

[鼠蚤型斑疹傷寒]

murine typhus fever

dìfāngxìngbānzhěnshānghán

地方性斑疹伤寒

[地方性斑疹傷寒]

murine typhus fever

Hánwǔjìshēngmìngdàbàofā

寒武纪生命大爆发

[寒武紀生命大爆發]

the Cambrian explosion

bīngdòngsānchǐ,fēiyīrìzhīhán

冰冻三尺，非一日之寒

[冰凍三尺，非一日之寒]

three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day

bǎonuǎnsīyínyù,jīhánqǐdàoxīn

饱暖思淫欲，饥寒起盗心

[飽暖思淫欲，飢寒起盜心]

lechery springs from warmth and nourishment, kleptomania springs from hunger and cold (idiom)