Memory phrase for the Kanji: 冷


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Meaning cold

Pronunciation

lěng

Explanation

Left: ice , right: order/command (A lid on the bent person was ordered.)

Mnemonic


 
Ice is ordered to be cold.

Radicals

iceThis radical is similar to “water ”. However, it has one stroke less. In this sense: Water that no longer flows is ice.
order, commandBased on "bell 铃 líng", this radical can also be understood as a picture of a bell: (The sound of) the bell with the bell mallet gives now the command (e.g. to come)
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 Vocabulary

 冷水  lěng shuǐ  cold water; unboiled water; fig. not yet ready (of plans)
 冷却  lěng què  to cool off; cooling
 寒冷  hán lěng  cold (climate); frigid; very cold
 耶路撒冷  Yē lù sā lěng  Jerusalem, capital of Israel
 冷淡  lěng dàn  cold; indifferent
 冷冻  lěng dòng  to freeze; to deep-freeze
 冷冻  lěng dòng  

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