冰
bīng
variant of 冰[bing1]
frozen water (冫) + water (水) = ice
Water (水) that has crystallized into ice is shown by its own frozen variant (冫) alongside it — the character essentially pictures water in two states at once. The two-dot radical 冫 is water so cold it has split and stiffened.
冫A variant of 冰 itselfSemantic
水WaterSemantic
Words with 冰
冰锥
bīng zhuī
icicle
速度滑冰
sù dù huá bīng
speed skating
长岛冰茶
cháng dǎo bīng chá
Long Island Iced Tea
阿莱奇冰川
ā lái qí bīng chuān
Aletsch glacier, Switzerland
除冰
chú bīng
to defrost
电冰柜
diàn bīng guì
freezer
电冰箱
diàn bīng xiāng
refrigerator
干冰
gān bīng
dry ice (i.e. frozen CO2)
冰岛
bīng dǎo
Iceland
冰川
bīng chuān
glacier
冰镐
bīng gǎo
ice pick
冰上运动
bīng shàng yùn dòng
ice-sports