Usage of the character 雪

to keep sth in cold storage
(fig.) to suspend a performer or sports player (as punishment)
to keep sb or sth out of sight until the right moment (e.g. a key player on a sports team)

xuěguì

雪柜

[雪櫃]

icebox
refrigerator (Hong Kong usage)

huáxuě

滑雪

[滑雪]

to ski
skiing

xuěrén

雪人

[雪人]

snowman
yeti

xuěfēng

雪峰

[雪峰]

snowy peak

xuěbēng

雪崩

[雪崩]

avalanche

xǐxuě

洗雪

[洗雪]

to erase
to wipe out (a previous humiliation etc)

xuěchǐ

雪耻

[雪恥]

to take revenge for a past insult
to expunge a disgrace or humiliation

xuěpiàn

雪片

[雪片]

snowflake

zhāoxuě

昭雪

[昭雪]

to exonerate
to clear (from an accusation)
to rehabilitate

xuěqīng

雪青

[雪青]

lilac (color)

Xuěchéng

雪城

[雪城]

Syracuse, New York

xuěxiàn

雪线

[雪線]

snow line

xuěxiè

雪蟹

[雪蟹]

snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio)

sǎoxuěchē

扫雪车

[掃雪車]

snowplow

Línxuěpíng

林雪平

[林雪平]

Linköping, city in southeast Sweden

zàngxuěquè

藏雪雀

[藏雪雀]

(bird species of China) Henri's snowfinch (Montifringilla henrici)

yǔjiāxuě

雨夹雪

[雨夾雪]

sleet
mixture of snow and rain

zàngxuějī

藏雪鸡

[藏雪雞]

(bird species of China) Tibetan snowcock (Tetraogallus tibetanus)

Xuěfólái

雪佛莱

[雪佛萊]

Chevrolet, US car make

xuělǐhóng

雪里蕻

[雪裡蕻]

potherb mustard (Brassica juncea var. crispifolia)

Xuěfólóng

雪佛龙

[雪佛龍]

Chevron (oil company)

xuěhuāgāo

雪花膏

[雪花膏]

vanishing cream
cold cream (makeup)

huáxuěbǎn

滑雪板

[滑雪板]

ski
CL:副 (fù)
snowboard

xuělìjiǔ

雪利酒

[雪利酒]

sherry (loanword)

tàxuěbǎn

踏雪板

[踏雪板]

snowshoe

dǎxuězhàng

打雪仗

[打雪仗]

to have a snowball fight

xuědìchē

雪地车

[雪地車]

snowmobile

huáxuěshù

滑雪术

[滑雪術]

skiing

Xuěfólán

雪佛兰

[雪佛蘭]

Chevrolet

Xuělán'é

雪兰莪

[雪蘭莪]

Selangor (Malaysia)

huáxuěchǎng

滑雪场

[滑雪場]

ski slopes; ski resort

Lǐ Xuějiàn

李雪健

[李雪健]

Li Xuejian (1954-), Chinese actor

Cáo Xuěqín

曹雪芹

[曹雪芹]

Cao Xueqin (c. 1715-c. 1764), accepted author of A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢／红楼梦 ( Hónglóu Mèng)

jīxuěchǎng

积雪场

[積雪場]

snowpack

xuělǐhóng

雪里红

[雪裡紅]

potherb mustard
Brassica juncea var. crispifolia

bàofēngxuě

暴风雪

[暴風雪]

snowstorm
blizzard
CL:場／场 (cháng)

Xuětiělóng

雪铁龙

[雪鐵龍]

Citroën (French car manufacturer)

chǎnxuěchē

铲雪车

[鏟雪車]

snowplow

xuěgāotǒng

雪糕筒

[雪糕筒]

(Cantonese-influenced Mandarin) (coll.) traffic cone

xuědìxuē

雪地靴

[雪地靴]

ugg boots

Xuěyuè Shān

雪岳山

[雪嶽山]

Seoraksan, mountain near Sokcho, South Korea

xuějiāyān

雪茄烟

[雪茄煙]

cigar

xuějiātóu

雪茄头

[雪茄頭]

cigarette lighter plug (inserted in a car's cigarette lighter socket to draw power)

Xuědùnjié

雪顿节

[雪頓節]

Lhasa Shoton festival or yogurt banquet, from first of July of Tibetan calendar

bàoxuěhù

暴雪鹱

[暴雪鸌]

(bird species of China) northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)

Yáo Xuěyín

姚雪垠

[姚雪垠]

Yao Xueyin (1910-1999), PRC novelist, author of historical novel Li Zicheng 李自成

yīxuěqiánchǐ

一雪前耻

[一雪前恥]

to wipe away a humiliation (idiom)

bàochóuxuěchǐ

报仇雪耻

[報仇雪恥]

to take revenge and erase humiliation (idiom)

Chéngménlìxuě

程门立雪

[程門立雪]

lit. the snow piles up at Cheng Yi's door (idiom)
fig. deep reverence for one's master

Xuěshān Tàizǐ

雪山太子

[雪山太子]

Meili Snow Mountains in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州／迪庆藏族自治州 ( Díqìng Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), Yunnan
also written 梅里雪山 ( Méilǐ Xuěshān)

yángchūnbáixuě

阳春白雪

[陽春白雪]

melodies of the elite in the state of Chu 楚國／楚国 ( Chǔguó)
highbrow art and literature

Hābāxuěshān

哈巴雪山

[哈巴雪山]

Mt Haba (Nakhi: golden flower), in Lijiang 麗江／丽江, northwest Yunnan

fēihóngtàxuě

飞鸿踏雪

[飛鴻踏雪]

see 雪泥鴻爪／雪泥鸿爪 (xuěníhóngzhǎo)

zhōngniánjīxuě

终年积雪

[終年積雪]

permanent snow cover

zōngjǐngxuěquè

棕颈雪雀

[棕頸雪雀]

(bird species of China) rufous-necked snowfinch (Pyrgilauda ruficollis)

huáxuěyùndòng

滑雪运动

[滑雪運動]

skiing

hèchìxuěquè

褐翅雪雀

[褐翅雪雀]

(bird species of China) Tibetan snowfinch (Montifringilla adamsi)

Báixuě Gōngzhǔ

白雪公主

[白雪公主]

Snow White

Xuěfēi'ěrdé

雪菲尔德

[雪菲爾德]

Sheffield (City in England)

bīngxuěcōngming

冰雪聪明

[冰雪聰明]

exceptionally intelligent (idiom)

róngxuětiānqì

融雪天气

[融雪天氣]

a thaw

émáodàxuě

鹅毛大雪

[鵝毛大雪]

goose feather snow (idiom)
big heavy snow fall

Bīngxuě Huánghòu

冰雪皇后

[冰雪皇后]

Dairy Queen (brand)

bàochóuxuěhèn

报仇雪恨

[報仇雪恨]

to take revenge and wipe out a grudge (idiom)

jùyíngyìngxuě

聚萤映雪

[聚螢映雪]

lit. to collect fireflies and study by their light (idiom); fig. ambitious student from impoverished background
burning the midnight oil

xuěshàngjiāshuāng

雪上加霜

[雪上加霜]

(idiom) to make matters even worse
to add insult to injury

Hèlǔxuěfu

赫鲁雪夫

[赫魯雪夫]

see 赫魯曉夫／赫鲁晓夫 ( Hèlǔxiǎofu)

zhàng'àihuáxuě

障碍滑雪

[障礙滑雪]

(snow skiing) slalom

Yùlóngxuěshān

玉龙雪山

[玉龍雪山]

Mt Yulong or Jade dragon in Lijiang 麗江／丽江, northwest Yunnan

bīngtiānxuědì

冰天雪地

[冰天雪地]

a world of ice and snow

báixuě'ái'ái

白雪皑皑

[白雪皚皚]

brilliant white snow cover (esp. of distant peaks)

xuěshānshīzi

雪山狮子

[雪山獅子]

Snow lion, mythological animal, a banned symbol of Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism

fēihóngxuězhǎo

飞鸿雪爪

[飛鴻雪爪]

see 雪泥鴻爪／雪泥鸿爪 (xuěníhóngzhǎo)

dānbǎnhuáxuě

单板滑雪

[單板滑雪]

to snowboard

fēnghuāxuěyuè

风花雪月

[風花雪月]

wind, flower, snow and moon, trite poetry subject (idiom); effete language without substance
love affair
romance is in the air
dissipated life

Báimǎ Xuěshān

白马雪山

[白馬雪山]

Baima Snow Mountains, up to 5430 m., in Dechen or Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州／迪庆藏族自治州 ( Díqìng Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), Yunnan

Méilǐ Xuěshān

梅里雪山

[梅里雪山]

Meili Snow Mountains, with peaks up to 6000 m., in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州／迪庆藏族自治州 ( Díqìng Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), Yunnan

huáxuěsuǒdào

滑雪索道

[滑雪索道]

ski-lift

zōngbèixuěquè

棕背雪雀

[棕背雪雀]

(bird species of China) Blanford's snowfinch (Pyrgilauda blanfordi)

Yǎlāxuěshān

雅拉雪山

[雅拉雪山]

Mt Yarla Shampo, in Dawu County 道孚縣／道孚县 ( Dàofúxiàn), Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan

báiyāoxuěquè

白腰雪雀

[白腰雪雀]

(bird species of China) white-rumped snowfinch (Onychostruthus taczanowskii)

tàxuěxúnméi

踏雪寻梅

[踏雪尋梅]

to walk in the snow to view the flowering plum

ànfùxuějī

暗腹雪鸡

[暗腹雪雞]

(bird species of China) Himalayan snowcock (Tetraogallus himalayensis)

hēihóuxuěquè

黑喉雪雀

[黑喉雪雀]

(bird species of China) Pere David's snowfinch (Pyrgilauda davidiana)

xuěníhóngzhǎo

雪泥鸿爪

[雪泥鴻爪]

a goose's footprint in the snow
vestiges of the past (idiom)
the fleeting nature of human life (idiom)

tiàotáihuáxuě

跳台滑雪

[跳臺滑雪]

ski jumping

xuězhōngsòngtàn

雪中送炭

[雪中送炭]

lit. to send charcoal in snowy weather (idiom)
fig. to provide help in sb's hour of need

Aěrtàixuějī

阿尔泰雪鸡

[阿爾泰雪雞]

(bird species of China) Altai snowcock (Tetraogallus altaicus)

Xuěfólóng Gōngsī

雪佛龙公司

[雪佛龍公司]

Chevron Corporation

báibānchìxuěquè

白斑翅雪雀

[白斑翅雪雀]

(bird species of China) white-winged snowfinch (Montifringilla nivalis)

xuěshānshīziqí

雪山狮子旗

[雪山獅子旗]

Snow lion banner, banned flag of Tibetan independence movement, featuring mythological Snow Leopard

Yǎlā Xiāngbōxuěshān

雅拉香波雪山

[雅拉香波雪山]

Mt Yarla Shampo, in Dawu County 道孚縣／道孚县 ( Dàofúxiàn), Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan

Chē'ěrníxuěfūsījī

车尔尼雪夫斯基

[車爾尼雪夫斯基]

Nikolai Chernyshevsky

Alāsījiāxuěqiāoquǎn

阿拉斯加雪橇犬

[阿拉斯加雪橇犬]

Alaskan malamute

Xuěfólóng Shíyóu Gōngsī

雪佛龙石油公司

[雪佛龍石油公司]

Chevron Corporation

Pòxī· Bǐxī· Xuělái

珀西·比希·雪莱

[珀西·比希·雪萊]

Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822), English Romantic poet

gèrénzìsǎoménqiánxuě,mòguǎntājiāwǎshàngshuāng

各人自扫门前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜

[各人自掃門前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜]

sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)