CHINESE SCRIPT

CHINESE CHARACTER FORMATION & ETYMOLOGY

 

 

冰

 

 

6 strokes ( 冫)

ㄅlㄥ1 (ping1)

bīng

 

冰 = ice; ice-cold => its formation is an associative compound of ice 冫(radical 15) + water 冫 (radical 85), i.e. frozen water - alternatively it is written 仌 or simply 冫

 

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