冰 (bīng) - ice & cold
冰 · bīng
ice;
cold;
frozen;
to chill;
to freeze;
ice-like in appearance or quality.
icecoldfrozen
Usage highlights
ice creamice cuberefrigeratorglacierice hockeyice sculpture
Usage & contexts
Examples
- The lake is covered with ice (冰).
- I like to eat ice cream (冰淇淋).
- Please put the drinks on ice (冰镇).
- The skater glided on the ice (冰面).
Collocations
- ice cream(冰淇淋)
- ice cube(冰块)
- refrigerator(冰箱)
- glacier(冰川)
- ice hockey(冰球)
- ice sculpture(冰雕)
Idioms
- As pure as ice and jade(冰清玉洁)
- Ice-cold and freezing cold(冰天雪地)
- Break the ice(打破僵局, but often associated with 破冰)
- Ice and charcoal cannot share the same container(冰炭不相容)
Cultural background
FAQ- In Chinese culture, ice symbolizes purity, clarity, and coldness, often used metaphorically to describe noble character.
- Ice is associated with winter and the water element in traditional Chinese philosophy.
- The character combines the ice radical (冫) with the water component (水), showing its relationship to frozen water.