冷

lěng

l+ěng·3rd tone

cold

Radical: 冫 Strokes: 7 HSK 1

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

冲冰决准凝凉凌冬减冻凄冶

Same radical

冲冰决准凝凉凌冬减冻凄冶凑况净

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Character Decomposition

冷=冫+令

Etymology

ice

Meanings

cold

lěng

surname Leng

Lěng

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Words with 冷 309 total

stage wait · (fig.) awkward silence冷场lěng chǎng to freeze (food etc) · (of weather) freezing冷冻lěng dòng cold front (meteorology)冷锋lěng fēng (in literature and opera) a place to which a monarch banishes a wife or concubine who falls from favor · (fig.) the doghouse; a state of disfavor冷宫lěng gōng

Idioms with 冷 56 total Chain

ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words冰炭不言，冷热自明bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng leftovers · remains of a meal · a scrappy dinner · broken victuals · crumbs from the table残杯冷炙cán bēi lěng zhì (idiom) to snub; to consign to the trash heap of history打入冷宫dǎ rù lěng gōng

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