冸 (pàn) - To melt ice & to dissolve

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pàn ｜ 7 strokes ｜ radical: 冫

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冸 · pàn

To melt ice;

to dissolve;

to thaw;

archaic variant of 判 (to judge, to decide).

To melt iceto dissolveto thaw

Usage highlights

Ice meltingTo thawTo decideRiver thawingSnow melting

Synonyms

  • 融— to melt, to thaw
  • 化— to melt, to dissolve
  • 判— to judge, to decide (archaic variant)

Antonyms

  • 冻— to freeze
  • 凝— to congeal, to solidify

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ice begins to melt (冰冸) in spring.
  • In ancient texts, it was used to mean to decide (冸断).
  • The river thaws (河冸) as temperatures rise.

Collocations

  • Ice melting(冰冸)
  • To thaw(冸解)
  • To decide(冸断)
  • River thawing(河冸)
  • Snow melting(雪冸)

Idioms

  • Ice melts and snow thaws(冰冸雪消)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Originally depicted the melting of ice, with the ice radical (冫) indicating its meaning.
  • Used as a variant of 判 in some classical texts, sharing the phonetic component 半.

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