冻
凍dòng
HSK 5
#2,123 most
frequent character
to freeze, to feel very cold
verb
adjective
noun
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
冻 pairs 冫, ice, with 东 dōng as a sound part. Ice gives the first sense, the ground freezing when cold reaches it. From frozen ground the meaning grew to freeze, then to feel very cold.
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Example Sentences
今天外面很冷，我觉得我快要冻死了。
jīntiān wàimiàn hěn lěng ， wǒ juéde wǒ kuàiyào dòngsǐ le 。
It's very cold outside today, I feel like I might freeze to death.
这个水冻得很快，可以用来做冰淇淋。
zhègè shuǐ dòngdé hěnkuài ， kěyǐ yòng lái zuò bīngqílín 。
This water freezes very quickly, it can be used to make ice cream.
我吃了一种冻的果冻，很好吃。
wǒ chīle yīzhǒng dòng de guǒdòng ， hěnhǎo chī 。
I ate a type of jelly that was frozen, it was delicious.
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