冷

lěng

cold

surname Leng

ice (冫) + order (令) = cold

The ice radical (冫) carries the meaning: cold, frozen, chilling. 令 is phonetic, contributing the lěng sound rather than any sense of command.

冫+令→冷
令CommandPhonetic
冫IceSemantic

今天天气很冷,你要多穿衣服。

jīn tiān tiān qì hěn lěng , nǐ yào duō chuān yī fu 。

The weather is very cold today, you should wear more clothes.

早晨的风很冷,让我不想出门。

zǎo chén de fēng hěn lěng , ràng wǒ bù xiǎng chū mén 。

The morning wind is very cold, making me not want to go outside.

Words with 冷

冷场

lěng chǎng

stage wait

冷战

lěng zhàn

cold war

发冷

fā lěng

to feel a chill (as an emotional response)

冷酷无情

lěng kù wú qíng

cold-hearted; unfeeling; callous

冷水

lěng shuǐ

cold water

冷笑

lěng xiào

to sneer

冷冻

lěng dòng

to freeze (food etc)

遇冷

yù lěng

to be exposed to cold temperatures

阴冷

yīn lěng

gloomy and cold

风冷

fēng lěng

to air-cool

高冷

gāo lěng

reserved

齿冷

chǐ lěng

to sneer

More characters with 冫

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