冰
ice; CL:塊|块[kuai4]; to chill sth; (of an object or substance) to feel cold; (of a person) cold; unfriendly; (slang) methamphetamine
6 strokes
Dict coverage rank #440 U+51B0
How 冰 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
Ice-cold冫 water 水
How to remember it
ice · Heisig RSH #430
水 water + ice
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 冰
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 冰山美人 | bīng shān měi rén | ice queen (beautiful woman who appears to be emotionless and distant) |
| 冰山一角 | bīng shān yī jiǎo | tip of the iceberg |
| 冰上运动 | bīng shàng yùn dòng | ice-sports |
| 冰叶日中花 | bīng yè rì zhōng huā | ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum) |
| 制冰机 | zhì bīng jī | ice maker |
| 冰河时代 | bīng hé shí dài | ice age |
| 冰人 | bīng rén | (old) matchmaker |
| 冰山 | bīng shān | iceberg; ice-covered mountain; (fig.) a backer one cannot rely on for long; CL:座[zuo4] |
| 冰水 | bīng shuǐ | iced water |
| 水冰 | shuǐ bīng | water ice (i.e. frozen H2O) |
| 冰河时期 | bīng hé shí qī | ice age |
| 冰心 | Bīng Xīn | Bing Xin (1900-1999), female poet and children's writer |
| 大冰期 | dà bīng qī | ice age |
| 冰天雪地 | bīng tiān xuě dì | a world of ice and snow |
| 冰花 | bīng huā | ice crystal; frost (on windows) |
| 冰球场 | bīng qiú chǎng | ice hockey rink |
| 星冰乐 | Xīng bīng lè | Frappuccino |
| 冰点 | bīng diǎn | freezing point |
| 冰河期 | bīng hé qī | ice age |
| 冷语冰人 | lěng yǔ bīng rén | to offend people with unkind remarks (idiom) |