冷
lěng
cold
Part of speech · adjective
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Examples
- 今天很冷。It's cold today.
- 冷水洗脸。Wash face with cold water.
Collocations
很冷冷水冷静
Mnemonic
冷 lěng "cold" — left radical 冫 ("ice", two dots) signals cold. Same character as Japanese 冷たい tsumetai / 冷える hieru, same meaning. 冷静 lěngjìng = "calm" (cool-headed).
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Meaning of left radical in 冷?