Memory phrase for the character: 冷

冷

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Meaning

cold

Pronunciation

lěng

Explanation

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

Mnemonic
 
Ice is ordered to be cold.

Radicals

冫 iceThis radical is similar to “water 氵”. However, it has one stroke less.
令 order, commandBased on "bell 铃 líng", this radical 令 can also be understood as a picture of a bell: (The sound of) the bell with the bell mallet マ gives now 今 the command (e.g. to come)
coverOther covers are 冖 or




 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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