The kanji 寒 generally conveys the meaning of "cold" or "coldness." It represents a state of low temperature, chilliness, or feeling of being cold. It can also extend to describe winter or a general sense of something being bleak or harsh.

・On-yomi (音読み): カン (kan) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): さむ (samu) - 寒い (samui: cold)

⚫︎寒い冬 Translation: Cold winter ⚫︎寒さ Translation: Coldness ⚫︎寒波 Translation: Cold wave

The kanji 寒 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, けいせいもじ). The semantic component is 宀 (an abbreviated form of 家, meaning "house" or "roof"), which provides the meaning element of "shelter." The phonetic component is 人 (person), with the "人" portion on the inside resembling a person. The presence of 人 represents an inside element. The shape of 寒 is derived from the image of a person within a house, with the chilling air entering the house. It's used to represent the feeling of cold.