• 寒気かんき — chill, cold air
• 寒村かんそん — poor rural village
• 寒中かんちゅう — midwinter
• 寒波かんぱ — cold wave
• 寒冷かんれい — cold and chilliness
• 防寒ぼうかん — protection against cold
• 耐寒たいかん — cold resistance
• 厳寒げんかん — severe cold

寒 is composed of 宀 (roof), 人 (person), and 冫 (ice) — suggesting someone staying inside due to the cold. The character conveys the feeling of physical coldness or seasonal chill.