冰 (bing1 | bing1 ning2) : ice

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冰

bing1

bing1 ning2

[1] ice; icicles [2] cold; frost

Stroke count: 6

Level: 1

Radical: 冫 (#15)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

冰

This word has been viewed 12705 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 12th Jul 2009 08:43

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冰水 bing1 seoi2 bing1 shui3 = icewater

冰川 bing1 cyun1 bing1 chuan1 = a glacier

冰櫃 bing1 gwai6 = freezer, ice box

電冰箱 din6 bing1 soeng1 dian4 bing1 xiang1 = refrigerator, fridge 國

冰天雪地 bing1 tin1 syut3 dei6 bing1 tian1 xue3 di4 = snow and icebound

溜冰 lau4 bing1 liu1 bing1 = skate

冰屋 bing1 uk1 = igloo

冰晶 bing1 zing1 bing1 jing1 = ice crystals

冰鞋 bing1 haai4 bing1 xie2 = skating boots; ice skates

冰格 bing1 gaak3 bing1 ge2 = freezer compartment 粵
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Showing 1 example containing 冰

唔該，畀杯冰水呀。粵
Can I please have a glass of ice water?

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Decimal representation of this word: 冰
Unicode code for this character: U+51B0 (off-site link)

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