凉
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cool; cold
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Dict coverage rank #1,155 U+51C9
How 凉 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
冫 (semantic, “ice”) + 京 (phonetic, jīng)
How to remember it
cool · Heisig RSH #434
capitol building + ice
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 京
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 京 (jīng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 京 sound component | jīng | capital city |
| 惊 | jīng | to frighten, to startle; surprise, alarm |
| 就 | jiù | just, simply; to go to; to approach, near |
| 琼 | qióng | jade; rare, precious; elegant |
| 鲸 | jīng | whale |
| 掠 | lüè | to pillage, to ransack |
| 椋 | liáng | fruit |
| 谅 | liàng | to excuse, to forgive; to guess, to presume |
| 晾 | liàng | to air-dry; to sun-dry |
| 黥 | qíng | to tattoo; to brand the face of criminals |
| 辌 | liáng | carriage, hearse |
Words containing 凉
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 倒吸一口凉气 | dào xī yī kǒu liáng qì | to gasp (with amazement or shock etc); to feel a chill run down one's spine; to have one's… |
| 平凉市 | Píng liáng Shì | Pingliang, prefecture-level city in Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gan1 su4 Sheng3] |
| 凉城县 | Liáng chéng Xiàn | Liangcheng, a county in Ulanqab City 烏蘭察布市|乌兰察布市[Wu1 lan2 cha2 bu4 Shi4], Inner Mongolia |
| 凉白开 | liáng bái kāi | cold boiled water |
| 说风凉话 | shuō fēng liáng huà | to sneer; to make cynical remarks; sarcastic talk |
| 黄花菜都凉了 | huáng huā cài dōu liáng le | lit. the dishes are cold (idiom); fig. to arrive late; to take one's sweet time |
| 凉州区 | Liáng zhōu Qū | Liangzhou, a district of Wuwei City 武威市[Wu3 wei1 Shi4], Gansu |
| 凉山州 | Liáng shān Zhōu | see 涼山彝族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liang2 shan1 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1] |
| 心静自然凉 | xīn jìng zì rán liáng | a calm heart keeps you cool (idiom) |
| 大树底下好乘凉 | dà shù dǐ xià hǎo chéng liáng | lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom); fig. to benefit by proximity to an i… |
| 风凉话 | fēng liáng huà | sneering; sarcasm; cynical remarks |
| 清凉油 | qīng liáng yóu | soothing ointment; balm |
| 凉山彝族自治州 | Liáng shān Yí zú Zì zhì zhōu | Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in Sichuan Province 四川省[Si4 chuan1 Sheng3] |
| 人走茶凉 | rén zǒu chá liáng | lit. when people leave, the tea cools (idiom); fig. when sb is no longer in a position of … |
| 罗马凉鞋 | Luó mǎ liáng xié | Roman sandals; ankle-strap sandals |
| 凉山 | Liáng shān | see 涼山彝族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liang2 shan1 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1] |
| 凉水 | liáng shuǐ | cool water; unboiled water |
| 前人栽树，后人乘凉 | qián rén zāi shù , hòu rén chéng liáng | to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom) |
| 西凉 | Xī Liáng | Western Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms (400-421) |
| 凉面 | liáng miàn | cold noodles |