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)

6 characters

Stroke count

All strokes1-3 strokes4-6 strokes7-10 strokes11+ strokes

Sort

Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 凑còu

    to gather together, pool or collect

    HSK 7

    11 strokes

  • 减jiǎn

    to lower

    HSK 4

    11 strokes

  • 凓lì

    cold

    12 strokes

  • 凛lǐn

    cold

    15 strokes

  • 凝níng

    to congeal

    16 strokes

  • 凞xī

    bright

    16 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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