冰(bīng)

HSK 46 strokes

ice

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Character information

Pinyin
bīng
Meaning
ice; CL:块; to chill sth; (of an object or substance) to feel cold; (of a person) cold; unfriendly; (slang) methamphetamine
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 冰 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰冫水

Ice-cold冫 water 水

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

冫bīng水shuǐ

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 冰 step by step

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

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Words with 冰

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

bīng冰shān山
HSK 7-9

iceberg

Open 冰山 page →
gān干bīng冰

dry ice (i.e. frozen CO2); CL:块

Open 干冰 page →
bīng冰lěng冷

ice-cold

Open 冰冷 page →
bīng冰líng凌

icicle

Open 冰凌 page →
bīng冰dòng冻

to freeze

Open 冰冻 page →
bīng冰yuán原

ice field

Open 冰原 page →
bīng冰pǐn品

frozen dessert

Open 冰品 page →
bīng冰kuài块

ice cube

Open 冰块 page →

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山干冷凌冻原品块

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