凘 (sī) - Ice floe & ice that breaks and floats on water

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Ice floe;

ice that breaks and floats on water;

melting ice.

Ice floeice that breaks and floats on watermelting ice.

Usage highlights

ice floefloating icemelting iceice breakupfragmented icedrifting ice floe

Synonyms

  • 冰— ice (general term)
  • 浮冰— floating ice

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The river ice began to break into floes (河冰开始凘裂).
  • We saw ice floes floating downstream (我们看到凘冰顺流而下).
  • Spring thaw brings melting ice (春融带来凘解的冰).

Collocations

  • ice floe(凘冰)
  • floating ice(流凘)
  • melting ice(凘解)
  • ice breakup(冰凘)
  • fragmented ice(碎凘)
  • drifting ice floe(漂凘)

Idioms

  • Ice breaks and flows(冰凘流断)
  • Floating ice and flowing water(凘流之水)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in classical Chinese texts describing winter scenes and spring thaws.
  • Used in poetic descriptions of seasonal changes, particularly the transition from winter to spring.
  • Represents the natural cycle of freezing and melting in traditional Chinese landscape appreciation.

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