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⼎

ice

bīng (bing1)

Radical no. 15 · 2 strokes (第 15 部首 · 2 画 dì 15 bùshǒu · 2 huà)

Radical ⼎ (bīng) — meaning: ice, 2 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a pictograph of frozen ice. The three horizontal strokes with a vertical stroke in the center depict shards or crystalline pieces of ice.

Mnemonic: Three stacked horizontal strokes look like frozen sheets or shards of ice layered on top of each other.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

16 characters

Stroke count

All strokes1-3 strokes4-6 strokes7-10 strokes11+ strokes

Sort

Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 冷lěng

    cold

    HSK 1

    7 strokes

  • 冻dòng

    to freeze

    HSK 5

    7 strokes

  • 况kuàng

    moreover

    7 strokes

  • 冶yě

    to smelt

    7 strokes

  • 净jìng

    clean

    HSK 6

    8 strokes

  • 冼Xiǎn

    surname Xian

    8 strokes

  • 冽liè

    cold and raw

    8 strokes

  • 凃tú

    old variant of 涂[tu2]

    9 strokes

  • 凉liáng

    cool

    HSK 2

    10 strokes

  • 准zhǔn

    to allow

    HSK 3

    10 strokes

  • 凌líng

    to approach

    10 strokes

  • 凄qī

    intense cold

    10 strokes

  • 凅gù

    dried up

    10 strokes

  • 凇sōng

    icicle

    10 strokes

  • 凊qìng

    (literary) cold; cool; chilly

    10 strokes

  • 凋diāo

    withered

    10 strokes

Quick check

A few short questions. No score kept, no account needed.

Question 1 of 5

Which radical is the main radical of 冽?

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.

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