冻 (dòng): to freeze, to feel very cold, aspic or jelly
冻 (dòng) is a Chinese character meaning “to freeze.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 冫 (semantic) and 东 (phonetic). It ranks #2087 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 冻 ice. Its radical form 冫 (ice) appears in many related characters such as 冷 (lěng, cold), 净 (jìng, clean), 准 (zhǔn, to allow).
Definitions
- to freeze
- to feel very cold
- aspic or jelly
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 冷冻 | lěng dòng | to freeze (food etc) |
| 冻死 | dòng sǐ | to freeze to death |
| 果冻 | guǒ dòng | gelatin dessert |
| 冰冻 | bīng dòng | to freeze |
| 冻结 | dòng jié | to freeze (water etc) |
| 冻僵 | dòng jiāng | frozen stiff |
| 解冻 | jiě dòng | to melt |
| 速冻 | sù dòng | to quick-freeze |
| 冻伤 | dòng shāng | frostbite |
| 防冻 | fáng dòng | antifreeze |
| 冷冻库 | lěng dòng kù | freezer room |
| 霜冻 | shuāng dòng | frost |
| 冻土 | dòng tǔ | frozen earth |
| 天寒地冻 | tiān hán dì dòng | (idiom) bitterly cold |
| 肉冻 | ròu dòng | aspic |
冻 appears in 51 compound words: 41 as the first character, 35 as the last, and 24 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 冻 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
我在字典里查到了冻字的详细解释。
wǒ zài zì diǎn lǐ chá dào le dòng zì de xiáng xì xiè shì .
I looked up the detailed explanation of the character "冻" in the dictionary.
田中千绘恋情曾掀波 冻卵细节首次曝光
tián zhōng qiān huì liàn qíng céng xiān bō dòng luǎn xì jié shǒu cì pù guāng
Chie Tanaka's love affair once made waves, and the details of egg freezing were exposed for the first time
知名餐厅女员工陈尸冷冻库 业者深夜发声明回应
zhī míng cān tīng nǚ yuán gōng chén shī lěng dòng kù yè zhě shēn yè fā shēng míng huí yīng
A well-known restaurant female employee Chen Shi freezer issued a statement late at night in response
首相考虑解冻军队采购资金 确保武装部队行动不受影响
shǒu xiāng kǎo lǜ jiě dòng jūn duì cǎi gòu zī jīn què bǎo wǔ zhuāng bù duì háng dòng bù shòu yǐng xiǎng
The prime minister considered unfreezing military procurement funds to ensure that armed forces operations were not affected
移植心脏运送遭干冰冻坏 男童苦撑2月亡
yí zhí xīn zāng yùn sòng zāo gān bīng dòng huài nán tóng kǔ chēng 2 yuè wáng
The transplanted heart was damaged by dry ice and the boy died in February
钟柔美终于解冻获过百粉丝支持 忠粉力撑:唔觉得系咩好大...
zhōng róu měi zhōng yú jiě dòng huò guò bǎi fěn sī zhī chí zhōng fěn lì chēng : 唔 jué dé xì 咩 hǎo dà . . .
Zhong Roumei finally thawed and received the support of more than 100 fans, loyal fans: I don't think it's a big deal...
我的手指冻僵了,以至于无法弹钢琴了。
Wǒ de shǒuzhǐ dòngjiāng le, yǐzhìyú wúfǎ tán gāngqín le.
My fingers are so numb with cold that I can't play the piano.
地上覆盖着积雪,冻成了又硬又厚的壳。
Dìshang fùgài zhe jīxuě, dòng chéngle yòu yìng yòu hòu de qiào.
The snow lay on the ground, frozen into a thick, hard crust.
冰冻三尺,非一日之寒。
Bīngdòngsānchǐ, fēiyīrìzhīhán.
Rome wasn't built in a day.
我最喜欢吃葡萄果冻。
Wǒ zuì xǐhuan chī pútao guǒdòng.
I like grape jelly best.
Character Family
冫 Radical Family — Characters sharing the ice radical
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