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cold

HSK 1 N2
lěng
レイ
つめ.たい、ひ.える、ひ.や、ひ.ややか、ひ.やす、ひ.やかす、さ.める、さ.ます
Phonosemantic compound. 冫 represents the meaning and 令 represents the sound.
Components
ice+ orders =
cold
Meaning component
bīng ice
冫 is a component form of 冰.
Phonetic component
lìng orders
command, order
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[Lěng]
surname Leng
[lěng]
cold
Japanese
冷や ひや 同音
  1. noun abbrev. cold water
  2. noun abbrev. cold sake
  3. prefixadj-no cold; cool; chilled; unheated
れい 同音
  1. noun abbrev. refrigerator (on floor plans)
  2. adj-nanoun rare cold; cool
  3. noun abbrev.rare cold sake
Korean
[冷]
Noun
cold abdomen syndrome; A constant cold feeling in the lower abdomen due to the cold lower part of the body.
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
れい
Rei surnamegiven name