氷 (bīng) - Ice & variant form of 冰 (ice).

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bīng ｜ 5 strokes ｜ radical: 水

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氷 · bīng

Ice;

variant form of 冰 (ice).

Icevariant form of 冰 (ice).

Usage highlights

IceShaved iceIce waterIce sculptureDry iceIce age

Synonyms

  • 冰— ice (standard Chinese form)
  • 凍— freeze

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The river surface is frozen with ice (氷).
  • I like to eat shaved ice (かき氷).
  • The ice sculpture is beautiful (氷彫刻).

Collocations

  • Ice(氷)
  • Shaved ice(かき氷)
  • Ice water(氷水)
  • Ice sculpture(氷彫刻)
  • Dry ice(ドライ氷)
  • Ice age(氷河時代)

Idioms

  • As pure as ice and jade(氷清玉潔)
  • Walking on thin ice(如履薄氷)
  • Ice cold and snow white(氷冷雪白)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 氷 is a variant form of 冰 (ice) used primarily in Japanese and occasionally in historical Chinese texts.
  • In Japanese, 氷 is the standard character for ice and appears in many compound words related to cold and freezing.
  • The character depicts water with an extra dot, symbolizing the solidification of water into ice.

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