• 699th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 106 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lěng (Leng3)surname Leng
2. lěng (leng3)cold

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for lěng (leng3)The component is pronounced as 'líng' (ling2). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for lěng (leng3)The component is pronounced as 'lǐng' (ling3). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for lěng (leng3)The component is pronounced as 'lìng' (ling4). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

冷漠 
冷静 (冷靜)
寒冷 

Uncommon

冰冷 
冷冷 
冷冷清清 
冷冻 (冷凍)
冷却 (冷卻)
冷天 
冷战 (冷戰)
冷暖 
冷暖自知 
冷水 
冷淡 
冷清 
冷眼 
冷笑 
冷艳 (冷艷)
冷落 
冷藏 
冷血 
冷酷 
冷酷无情 (冷酷無情)
冷面 
天冷 
心灰意冷 
发冷 (發冷)
阴冷 (陰冷)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.