沍 (hù) - to freeze & to congeal
沍 · hù
to freeze;
to congeal;
to seal up;
to close up
to freezeto congealto seal up
Usage highlights
freeze solidfrozen coldcongealing coldfrozen earthsealed by icefrozen shut
Usage & contexts
Examples
- The river froze solid (河水沍结).
- The cold air congeals (寒气沍).
- The path was sealed by ice (道路冰沍).
Collocations
- freeze solid(沍结)
- frozen cold(沍寒)
- congealing cold(沍阴)
- frozen earth(沍泥)
- sealed by ice(冰沍)
- frozen shut(沍闭)
Idioms
- The severe cold freezes everything(沍寒冻合)
- The yin energy congeals(阴气沍结)
Cultural background
FAQ- Often used in classical Chinese to describe extreme cold and freezing conditions.
- Appears in meteorological and natural descriptions in ancient texts.