- 冫(frozen water; ice)RADICAL
- 水(water; liquid)ASSOCIATIVE
Ice is water that has frozen solid from extreme cold.
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冰炭不言，冷热自明
冰炭不言，冷热自明
ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
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MEANING
MEANING
- 壹名noun
ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
- ，。
Ice and charcoal need not speak; their coldness and heat are evident of themselves.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 山(mountain)ASSOCIATIVE
- 灰(ash; gray color)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Ash is the gray powder that comes from burning wood on a mountain.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 冫(ice; cold)RADICAL
- 令(command; order)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A command from ice and snow emanates to make everything cold and desolate.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 自(nose (pictographic) → self; body)ASSOCIATIVE
Ancient people pointed to their nose when saying "I," so the character for nose also means self.
冰炭不言，冷热自明
Traditional冰炭不言，冷熱自明
ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹名noun
ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
- ，。
Ice and charcoal need not speak; their coldness and heat are evident of themselves.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 冫(frozen water; ice)RADICAL
- 水(water; liquid)ASSOCIATIVE
Ice is water that has frozen solid from extreme cold.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 山(mountain)ASSOCIATIVE
- 灰(ash; gray color)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Ash is the gray powder that comes from burning wood on a mountain.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 冫(ice; cold)RADICAL
- 令(command; order)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A command from ice and snow emanates to make everything cold and desolate.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 自(nose (pictographic) → self; body)ASSOCIATIVE
Ancient people pointed to their nose when saying "I," so the character for nose also means self.
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