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Translingual
Stroke order
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Han character
凍 (Kangxi radical 15, 冫+8, 10 strokes, cangjie input 戈一木田 (IMDW), four-corner 35196, composition ⿰冫東)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 132, character 46
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1670
- Dae Jaweon: page 297, character 2
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 298, character 7
- Unihan data for U+51CD
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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東
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*toːŋ
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菄
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*toːŋ
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鶇
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*toːŋ
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倲
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*toːŋ
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涷
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*toːŋ, *toːŋs
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蝀
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*toːŋ, *toːŋʔ
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凍
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*toːŋ, *toːŋs
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鯟
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*toːŋ
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崠
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*toːŋ
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埬
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*toːŋ
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棟
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*toːŋs
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *toːŋ, *toːŋs): semantic 冫 + phonetic 東 (OC *toːŋ).
Pronunciation
Note:
- tàng - vernacular;
- tòng - literary.
Note:
- dang3 - vernacular;
- dong3 - literary.
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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凍
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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dòng
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Middle Chinese
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‹ tuwngH ›
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Old Chinese
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/*tˁoŋ-s/
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English
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freeze
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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凍
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凍
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Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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No.
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2441
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2447
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Phonetic component
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東
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東
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Rime group
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東
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東
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Rime subdivision
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0
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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東
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涷
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Old Chinese
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/*toːŋ/
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/*toːŋs/
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Definitions
凍
- cold; (of weather) chilly
- to freeze
- jelly
- a surname
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
冷 (“cold”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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冷, 寒冷 weather
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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冷
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Taiwan
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冷
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Singapore
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冷
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Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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冷
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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冷
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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冷
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Wanrong
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冷
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Xi'an
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冷
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Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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冷
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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冷, 凊 very cold
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Wuhan
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冷, 冷凊 weather
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Guilin
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冷
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Liuzhou
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冷, 凊
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Yangzhou
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冷
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Hefei
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冷
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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凍, 冷
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Hong Kong
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凍, 冷 weather
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Taishan
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冷
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Yangjiang
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凍, 冷 weather
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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凍
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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凍
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Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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凍
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Gan
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Nanchang
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冷
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Lichuan
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冷
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Hakka
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Meixian
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冷
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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冷, 寒
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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冷, 寒人
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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冷
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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冷, 寒
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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冷, 寒
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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冷, 寒
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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冷, 凍
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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冷
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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凊, 鎮 very cold
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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凊, 凍
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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冷, 凊, 寒 weather
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Quanzhou
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冷, 凊, 寒
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Shishi
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寒
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Zhangzhou
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冷, 凊, 寒
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Zhao'an
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寒
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Dongshan
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寒
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Taipei
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冷, 凊, 寒
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Penang (Hokkien)
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冷, 寒 weather, 凊
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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冷, 寒 weather
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Manila (Hokkien)
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冷, 寒, 凊
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Chaozhou
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凝, 寒 weather, 凊
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Shantou
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凝, 寒, 凊, 冷
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Shantou (Chenghai)
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凝, 凊
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Shantou (Chaoyang)
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凝
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Jieyang
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凝, 凊
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Singapore (Teochew)
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凝
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Wenchang
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寒
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Qionghai
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寒
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Singapore (Hainanese)
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凊, 寒 weather
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Wu
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Shanghai
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冷
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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冷
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Suzhou
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冷, 凍 weather
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Danyang
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冷
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Hangzhou
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冷
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Ningbo
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冷
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Wenzhou
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冷, 凍
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Lishui
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冷
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Jinhua
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冷
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Yushan
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凊
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Xiang
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Changsha
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冷, 凊 very cold
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Shuangfeng
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冷, 凊 very cold
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Compounds
Descendants
- → Old Turkic: dong (frozen)
Japanese
Kanji
凍
(Jōyō kanji)
- frozen
Readings
- Go-on: つう (tsū)←つう (tuu, historical)
- Kan-on: とう (tō, Jōyō)←とう (tou, historical)
- Kun: こおる (kōru, 凍る, Jōyō)←こほる (koforu, 凍る, historical)、こごえる (kogoeru, 凍える, Jōyō)、いてる (iteru, 凍てる)、しみる (shimiru, 凍みる)
Compounds
Korean
Hanja
凍 (eumhun 얼 동 (eol dong))
- hanja form? of 동 (“freeze”)
- hanja form? of 동 (“cold, congeal”)
- hanja form? of 동 (“jelly”)
Vietnamese
Han character
凍: Hán Nôm readings: đống, đông, gióng, rúng, đóng
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