旱

• 拼音: hàn
• 汉字拆解: 旱 = 日 (sun) + 干 (dry) — the sun causing dryness

含义

Dry; drought-stricken — describes conditions of insufficient rainfall or moisture, causing dryness and water scarcity.

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.

例句

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。

用法指南

语境: agriculture, meteorology, geography, environment

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 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.)

错误说法

• 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'

起源与历史

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

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal