凙 (duó) - Ice flow & icicle

凙Tone 2

duó ｜ 15 strokes ｜ radical:

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凙 · duó

Ice flow;

icicle;

frozen ice formation on surfaces.

Ice flowiciclefrozen ice formation on surfaces.

Usage highlights

Ice flowRiver iceEaves iciclesTree iceWindow frost iceFrozen formation

Synonyms

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The eaves were decorated with beautiful icicles (檐凙).
  • The river surface was covered with floating ice (河凙).
  • Winter brings frozen formations on trees (树凙).
  • The cold created ice patterns on the window (窗凙).

Collocations

  • Ice flow(冰凙)
  • River ice(河凙)
  • Eaves icicles(檐凙)
  • Tree ice(树凙)
  • Window frost ice(窗凙)
  • Frozen formation(冻凙)

Idioms

  • Ice hanging from eaves(檐凙垂冰)
  • River ice flowing(河凙流动)
  • Tree branches covered in ice(树枝挂凙)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Represents winter scenery and natural ice formations in classical Chinese literature.
  • Often used in poetry to depict cold, beautiful winter landscapes.
  • Appears in descriptions of northern Chinese winter environments.

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