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freeze

HSK 10 N2
dòng
トウ
こお.る、こご.える、こご.る、い.てる、し.みる
Phonosemantic compound. 冫 represents the meaning and 東 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (凍)
ice+ east =
freeze
Meaning component
bīng ice
冫 is a component form of 冰.
Phonetic component
east
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Simplified (冻)
ice+ eastern =
freeze
Meaning component
bīng ice
冫 is a component form of 冰.
Phonetic component
dōng eastern
east, eastern, eastward
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [dòng]
to freeze; to feel very cold; aspic or jelly
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
こおる
Kooru female given name