雪 xuě snow
Made up of [雨 yǔ rain radical 173]Made with 11 strokes.
Includes both 'rain' and 'broom' so it is rain that can be brushed away: snow
Ancient small seal form 
Related characters
Also uses 雨 yǔ component: 雷 léi (thunder) 零 líng (zero) ; 露 lù (dew)
Different tone
学 xué (study) ; 穴 xué (cave) ; 窄 xué (narrow)Pronunciation
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Proverbs
冰天雪地 bīng tiān xuě dì Encountering adverse conditions雪里送炭 xuě lǐ sòng tàn To offer assistance when it is needed
雪上加霜 xuě shàng jiā shuāng To add to misfortunes unnecessarily
程门立雪 chéng mén lì xuě Showing great respect for someone - usually a teacher or scholar. The story is that a great scholar accidentally left two students waiting for him for hours out in the snow.