凉

liáng

the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉[Nan2 Liang2] (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)

cool; cold

ice (冫) + capital (京) = cool temperature

The ice radical signals the cold, refreshing quality. 京 mainly contributes the liáng sound and does not carry the meaning here.

冫+京→凉
京Capital cityPhonetic
冫IceSemantic

今天风很大,外面感觉有点凉。

jīn tiān fēng hěn dà , wài miàn gǎn jué yǒu diǎn liáng 。

The wind is strong today; it feels a bit cool outside.

这杯茶放久了,已经凉了,要不要我帮你热一下?

zhè bēi chá fàng jiǔ le , yǐ jīng liáng le , yào bu yào wǒ bāng nǐ rè yī xià 。

This cup of tea has been sitting for a long time and has already gone cold — do you want me to warm it up for you?

Words with 凉

凉茶

liáng chá

Chinese herb tea

苍凉

cāng liáng

desolate

凉水

liáng shuǐ

cool water

凉山彝族自治州

liáng shān yí zú zì zhì zhōu

Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in Sichuan Province 四川省[Si4 chuan1 Sheng3]

阴凉处

yīn liáng chù

shady place

阴凉

yīn liáng

shady

风凉话

fēng liáng huà

sneering

黄花菜都凉了

huáng huā cài dōu liáng le

lit. the dishes are cold (idiom)

世态炎凉

shì tài yán liáng

the hypocrisy of the world (idiom)

乘凉

chéng liáng

to cool off in the shade

五凉

wǔ liáng

the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉[Nan2 Liang2] (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)

人走茶凉

rén zǒu chá liáng

lit. when people leave, the tea cools (idiom)

More characters with 冫

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