清 qīng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 青 blue, green
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
清凉
qīngliáng
cool and refreshing
Characters in this word
凉 liáng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 冫 — ice
- Made of
- 冫 ice 京 capital city
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 雨后的海风带着清凉气息，缓解了连日高温带来的烦闷。 Yǔhòu de hǎifēng dài zhe qīngliáng qìxī, huǎnjiě le liánrì gāowēn dàilái de fánmèn. The sea breeze after the rain carried a cool freshness, easing the stuffiness brought by days of high temperatures.
- 晚风清凉，正是到江边散步的好时候。 Wǎnfēng qīngliáng, zhèng shì dào jiāng biān sànbù de hǎo shíhòu. The evening breeze is pleasantly cool — just the right time for a walk along the river.
- 天热时喝一碗冰的绿豆汤，清凉又解暑。 Tiān rè shí hē yì wǎn bīng de lǜdòutāng, qīngliáng yòu jiěshǔ. On hot days, a bowl of iced mung bean soup is cooling and refreshing.