Ice Radical (冫) — Characters, Meaning and Practice Worksheet
冫 is the ice radical. It appears in 14 of the most common Chinese characters — these 12 are the ones worth learning first, and the worksheet below gives every one of them a pinyin header, a stroke-by-stroke model and blank Tianzige grids to copy into.
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What does 冫 mean?
Ice radical · 冰 bīng · 6 strokes · ice; cold
As a radical it is called 两点水 (liǎng diǎn shuǐ).
It usually appears on the left of the character. The Origin column below shows what each character's parts do — many take their meaning from the radical, some take their sound from the other half.
Shapes: 冫
冰 itself: Ice-cold冫 water 水
12 common characters with 冫
Ranked by how often they appear in real written Chinese. Every character links to its own page with a stroke-order animation and example words.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 次 | cì | [measure word indicating number of repetitions or count of actions or events] times | A person 欠 yawning multiple times 冫 |
| 决 | jué | decide; (of a dam or dyke) burst | |
| 准 | zhǔn | allow, permit | 隹 supplies the sound |
| 况 | kuàng | moreover; situation | |
| 习 | xí | (bound form) to practice; to study; habit; custom | |
| 冲 | chōng | dash against, rush; rinse, flush; develop (a film) | 中 supplies the sound |
| 冷 | lěng | cold | 令 supplies the sound |
| 弱 | ruò | weak | Two shoots 弓 dying to frost 冫 |
| 减 | jiǎn | subtract, minus; reduce, cut | 咸 supplies the sound |
| 净 | jìng | clean; net | 争 supplies the sound |
| 凉 | liáng | the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (31… | 京 supplies the sound |
| 凝 | níng | to congeal; to concentrate attention; to stare | 疑 supplies the sound |
Related Radicals
- 八Eight radical · bā44 common characters · eight; a pair dividing left and right
- 冂Frame radical · jiōng18 common characters · an open frame; borders
- 冖Cover radical · mì18 common characters · a cover
- 几Table radical · jī12 common characters · a small table
- 刂Knife radical · dāo38 common characters · knife, blade
- 力Force radical · lì28 common characters · force, strength
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