凗 (cuī) - Cui — describes the appearance of ice or & refers to icicles or frost formations.

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cuī ｜ 13 strokes ｜ radical:

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凗 · cuī

Cui — describes the appearance of ice or snow accumulating;

refers to icicles or frost formations.

Cui — describes the appearance of ice orrefers to icicles or frost formations.

Usage highlights

icicles hangingaccumulated frosticy formationssnow accumulationfrosty appearance

Synonyms

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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The eaves were hung with icicles (凗凒).
  • Frost accumulated on the windowpane (凗霜).
  • The mountain peak was covered with icy formations (凗冰).

Collocations

  • icicles hanging(凗凒)
  • accumulated frost(凗霜)
  • icy formations(凗冰)
  • snow accumulation(凗雪)
  • frosty appearance(凗貌)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • A rare character primarily used in classical Chinese poetry and descriptive texts.
  • Evokes imagery of winter, coldness, and natural beauty in frozen forms.
  • Often appears in compound words describing specific winter phenomena.

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