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寒冷

hánlěng

cold

A shivering person beside ice
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Characters in this word

冷 lěng

Strokes
7
Radical
冫 — ice
Made of
冫 ice 令 command, decree, order
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 今天很寒冷。 Jīn tiān hěn hán lěng. It is very cold today.
  • 这里很寒冷。 Zhè lǐ hěn hán lěng. This place is very cold.
  • 冬天很寒冷。 Dōng tiān hěn hán lěng. Winter feels very cold.

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