旱

• Pinyin: hàn
• Desglose de hanzi: 旱 = 日 (sun) + 干 (dry) — the sun causing dryness

Significado

Seco; de sequía (con falta de lluvia o humedad).

Functions primarily as a modifier in compounds rather than as a standalone adjective. Common compounds: 旱地 (dryland), 旱季 (dry season), 旱涝 (drought and flood). Distinct from 干旱 (severe drought, standalone adjective). Used across agricultural, meteorological, and environmental contexts.

Ejemplos

1. 受持续高温少雨天气影响，今年该省北部地区的农业生产形势极为严峻。
2. 村民们世代在旱地上耕作，培育出了多个适应干旱气候的特色农作物品种。
3. 气象专家预测，由于厄尔尼诺现象影响，本年度华北平原将出现罕见的旱涝交替天气格局。

Guía de uso

Contexto: agriculture, meteorology, geography, environment

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 连续三个月的高温少雨导致该地区旱情持续加重，当地政府已启动一级抗旱应急预案。(Three consecutive months of high temperature and scant rainfall caused the drought situation in the area to worsen continuously, and the local government has activated the Level-1 drought emergency response plan.)
• 这种耐旱作物即使在极度缺水的旱地上也能维持基本生长，是干旱地区粮食安全的重要保障。(This drought-resistant crop can maintain basic growth even in extremely water-scarce dryland, and is an important safeguard for food security in arid regions.)

Incorrecto

• 旱 as a standalone predicate adjective in formal writing — 旱 functions mainly as a modifier in compounds; use 干旱 as a standalone adjective meaning 'arid/drought-stricken'

Origen e historia

Pictographic character — originally depicted a sun with its scorching effect upon the earth

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal