⼎

ice

bīng (bing1)

Radical no. 15 · 2 strokes (第 15 部首 · 2 画 dì 15 bùshǒu · 2 huà)

Radical ⼎ (bīng) — meaning: ice, 2 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a pictograph of frozen ice. The three horizontal strokes with a vertical stroke in the center depict shards or crystalline pieces of ice.

Mnemonic: Three stacked horizontal strokes look like frozen sheets or shards of ice layered on top of each other.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

2 characters

Stroke count

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  • 冫bīng

    "ice" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 15), occurring in 冰[bing1], 次[ci4] etc, known as 兩點水|两点水[liang3 dian3 shui3]

    2 strokes

  • 习xí

    (bound form) to practice

    3 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.