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CHINESE CHARACTER

bīng

冰

冰

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ice

Numbered pinyin
bing1
English meanings
ice

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 冫; right 水.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰冫水

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    shuǐ水jiébīng结冰le了。

    The water froze.

  2. 02

    bīng冰hěn很huá滑。

    Ice is slippery.

  3. 03

    yī一bēi杯bīng冰shuǐ水。

    A glass of iced water.

  4. 04

    chī吃bīng冰。

    Eat ice.

  5. 05

    huábīng滑冰。

    Ice skate.

  6. 06

    bīng冰hěn很lěng冷。

    The ice is cold.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 冰山
  • 冰棍儿
  • 冰箱
  • 冰雪
  • 滑冰
  • 结冰