雾
wù · HSK 7
(soft) rime
🌫️ 雨 (rain) radical over 务 wù, which lends the sound: weather-water = fog/rime
雾 is a phono-semantic compound: the 雨 rain radical on top marks it as a water/weather word, and 务 wù underneath supplies the wù reading. The result names fog and the soft rime that water leaves behind.
雾 — rain radical 雨 + 务 (wù, phonetic)
雾 is a semantic-phonetic compound. The top 雨 ('rain') signals a weather or moisture-related meaning, while 务 supplies the sound 'wù'. The character specifically denotes fog or mist, fitting naturally under the 雨 family of weather terms like 雪, 雷, and 霜.