冰 (bīng): ice, CL:塊|块, to chill sth
冰 (bīng) is a Chinese character meaning “ice.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 冫 (structural) and 水 (structural). It ranks #1069 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 冰 ice-cold冫 water 水. Its radical form 冫 (ice) appears in many related characters such as 冷 (lěng, cold), 净 (jìng, clean), 准 (zhǔn, to allow).
Definitions
- ice
- CL:塊|块
- to chill sth
Etymology & Origin
ideographicIce-cold冫 water 水
Decomposition: ⿰冫水 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 冰
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 冰箱noun | bīng xiāng | refrigerator | 3 |
| 冰激凌noun | bīng jī líng | ice cream | 3 |
| 滑冰verb | huá bīng | to skate | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 冰块 | bīng kuài | ice cube |
| 冰球 | bīng qiú | ice hockey |
| 冰冷 | bīng lěng | ice-cold |
| 冰冻 | bīng dòng | to freeze |
| 溜冰 | liū bīng | ice skating |
| 冰山 | bīng shān | iceberg |
| 冰川 | bīng chuān | glacier |
| 冰棍 | bīng gùn | popsicle |
| 冰雪 | bīng xuě | ice and snow |
| 冰棒 | bīng bàng | popsicle |
| 结冰 | jié bīng | to freeze |
| 冰岛 | bīng dǎo | Iceland |
| 冰镇 | bīng zhèn | iced |
| 冰凉 | bīng liáng | ice-cold |
| 冰柜 | bīng guì | freezer |
冰 appears in 100 compound words: 78 as the first character, 22 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 冰 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (12)
lit. like stepping on a tiger's tail or spring ice (idiom); fig. extremely dangerous situation
as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman); icy manner; frigid
in a careful manner; acting with extreme caution; like skating on thin ice
clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless; irreproachable; incorruptible
in a careful manner; acting with extreme caution; like skating on thin ice
as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman); icy manner; frigid
Showing 11 of 12 idioms containing 冰.
Example Sentences
学习冰字需要反复练习，才能写得工整。
xué xí bīng zì xū yāo fǎn fù liàn xí , cái néng xiě dé gōng zhěng .
Mastering the character "冰" requires repeated practice to write it neatly.
冰鉴春秋:还有人看不到台湾吗
bīng jiàn chūn qiū : hái yǒu rén kàn bù dào tái wān ma
Bing Jian Chunqiu: Is there anyone who can't see Taiwan?
(米兰冬奥会)惊喜与突破交织 中国冰雪向新而行
( mǐ lán dōng ào huì ) jīng xǐ yǔ tū pò jiāo zhī zhōng guó bīng xuě xiàng xīn ér háng
(Milan Winter Olympics) Surprises and breakthroughs are intertwined, and China's ice and snow are moving towards the new
(米兰冬奥会)冰雪“意”犹未尽:米兰冬奥会上中国军团的“...
( mǐ lán dōng ào huì ) bīng xuě yì yóu wèi jǐn : mǐ lán dōng ào huì shàng zhōng guó jūn tuán de . . .
(Milan Winter Olympics) The "meaning" of ice and snow is not over: the Chinese legion's "...
在米兰,冰雪赛场藏着中国式浪漫
zài mǐ lán , bīng xuě sài chǎng zàng zhe zhōng guó shì làng màn
In Milan, the ice and snow arena hides Chinese romance
跨区出行需求活跃,冬奥会带火冰雪旅游热
kuà qū chū háng xū qiú huó yuè , dōng ào huì dài huǒ bīng xuě lǚ yóu rè
The demand for cross-regional travel is active, and the Winter Olympics will bring fire to ice and snow tourism
溜冰是我的嗜好之一。
Liūbīng shì wǒ de shìhào zhīyī.
Skating is one of my hobbies.
冰岛没有加入欧盟。
Bīngdǎo méiyǒu jiārù ōuméng.
Iceland has not joined the European Union.
我吃了黑芝麻冰淇淋。
Wǒ chī le hēi zhīma bīngqílín.
I ate black sesame ice cream.
你比较喜欢溜冰还是滑雪？
Nǐ bǐjiào xǐhuan liūbīng háishi huáxuě?
Which do you like better, skating or skiing?
Character Family
冫 Radical Family — Characters sharing the ice radical
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