冷(lěng)

HSK 17 strokes

surname Leng

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Character information

Pinyin
lěng
Meaning
surname Leng
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 冷 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰冫令

In this compound, the meaning comes from 冫 (ice); 令 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

冫bīng令lìng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 冷 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 冷

Common words using 冷 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

lěng冷dòng冻
HSK 7-9

to freeze (food etc)

Open 冷冻 page →
lěng冷zhàn战
HSK 7-9

(US-Soviet) Cold War

Open 冷战 page →
bīng冰lěng冷

ice-cold

Open 冰冷 page →
lěng冷ào傲

icily arrogant

Open 冷傲 page →
lěng冷pì僻

out-of-the-way; deserted; unfamiliar; obscure

Open 冷僻 page →
lěng冷bù不dīng丁

suddenly

Open 冷不丁 page →
lěng冷bīng兵qì器

weapon not using gunpowder or explosives (opposite: 热兵器)

Open 冷兵器 page →
lěng冷dōng冬

cold winter

Open 冷冬 page →

Related characters

More HSK 1 characters

一七三上下不东两

From 冷’s common words

冻战冰傲僻不丁兵

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