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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- leng3
- English meanings
- cool, rare, cold, unfrequented, feel cold, chill, frosty(in manner), shot from hiding, strange
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 冫; right 令.
Meaning & sound clues
冫 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “ice”.
令 is identified as the sound component (lìng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 冷.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
rash
edge; corner
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Related words
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- 冷冻
- 冷战
- 冷气
- 冷水
- 冷淡
- 冷漠
- 冷笑
- 冷落
- 冷酷
- 冷酷无情
- 冷门
- 冷静
- 寒冷
- 泼冷水
- 爆冷门