凝 (jing4 king4 | ning2) : condense; congeal; concentrate

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凝

jing4 king4

ning2

[1] condense; congeal; coagulate
[2] concentrate; focus; fix

1. Jyutping jing4 is literary reading; king4 is colloquial.
2. Colloquial reading king4 is mainly used as a standalone word, rarely for compound words. It is sometimes written as 瓊, 琼 or 擎.

Stroke count: 16

Level: 3

Radical: 冫 (#15)

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

凝

This word has been viewed 6862 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 3rd Jan 2014 01:38

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混凝土 wan6 jing4 tou2 hun4 ning2 tu3 = concrete (building material)

凝固 jing4 gu3 ning2 gu4 = to congeal, coagulate; with rapt attention

凝聚 jing4 zeoi6 ning2 ju4 = agglomeration, gathering into a mass; coherence, coherency

凝固點 jing4 gu3 dim2 ning2 gu4 dian3 = freezing point

凝結 jing4 git3 ning2 jie2 = to condense; to solidify; to coagulate; clot (of blood); condensation

凝望 jing4 mong6 ning2 wang4 = to stare (at the future); to fix one's gaze on

眼凝凝 ngaan5 king4 king4 yan3 ning2 ning2 = stare blandly at; confused 粵

凝視 jing4 si6 ning2 shi4 = to glaze fixedly; to stare

凝重 jing4 zung6 ning2 zhong4 = 1. grave; solemn 2. dense 3. rich and deep

凝眸 jing4 mau4 ning2 mou2 = look steadily at; have one's eye's fixed on
See all 11 compounds (CantoDict reports 12 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 1 example containing 凝

啲藥水會凝底，𢳆勻佢先至好飲粵
There is sediment in the medicine, shake evenly before drinking it.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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