冫 (bīng) - Ice radical & used as a semantic component in characters related

冫Tone 1

bīng ｜ 2 strokes ｜ radical: 冫

傲不

冫 · bīng

Ice radical;

used as a semantic component in characters related to cold, freezing, or ice.

Ice radicalused as a semantic component in characters related

Usage highlights

Ice radicalIce characterColdFreezingDesolateCool

Synonyms

  • 冰— ice (the full character)

Antonyms

  • 火— fire (opposite element)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • This character is the ice radical (冫部).
  • It appears in characters like ice (冰).
  • It is used in characters related to cold (冷).

Collocations

  • Ice radical(冫部)
  • Ice character(冰)
  • Cold(冷)
  • Freezing(冻)
  • Desolate(凄)
  • Cool(凉)

Idioms

  • As cold as ice(冰冷)
  • Freezing cold(寒冷)
  • Ice-cold(冰凉)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • One of the 214 Kangxi radicals, representing concepts related to cold and ice.
  • Often appears as a left-side component in Chinese characters.

FAQ