雨

yu

rain

下雨 to rain; 大雨 heavy rain; 暴雨 heavy rain/storm; 雨天 rainy day;

雨季 rainy season; 雨伞 umbrella (lit. rain shield)

风雨无阻 Regardless of wind or rain (persistence)

Combination of raindrops (丶) falling(symbol) from the sky (一) – meaning rain.

雪

xue

snow, snowy

to wipe away shame

下雪 to snow; 大雪 heavy snow; 暴风雪 blizzard

滑雪 skiing; 雪耻 to avenge shame (lit. wash with snow);

a form of rain (雨) that can be touched by hand (⺕) is snow

令

ling

order, command

assemble (ji) + person (jie)

a man kneeling under the seat of power to receive an order

零

ling

zero; 0; fragment

rain (yu) + order/command (ling)

god orders that the raindrops should fall dawn in the shape of zeros

而

er

and, as well as,

but, yet

voice heard through a curtain of his beard and mustache

contrast: but, yet

需

xu

need

rain (yu) + beard/and (er)

voice of the leader wishing for rain heard through the beard out of need of water