懂中文 Dong Chinese

冫

bīng

ice

冫 is a component form of 冰. Pictograph of the texture of ice (i.e. the crystalline lines as seen on ice).

Evolution

冫 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
冫 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
冫 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

冫  

bīng

ice; KangXi radical 15; "ice" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 15), occurring in 冰, 决, 次; see also 兩點水|两点水[liǎng​diǎn​shuǐ]

Component uses

Meaning component in 20 characters (8 verified)

况 冷 减 寒 净 凈 冬 凉 凝 凌 冻 凍 凑 凄 凛 凜 凋 冽 凇 冱

Sound component in 2 characters (0 verified)

冯 馮

Iconic component in 1 character (1 verified)

冰

Simplified component in 4 characters (4 verified)

决 准 冲 凉

Unknown component in 1 character (0 verified)

冼

Sources

林志強《《文源》評注》p.45

鄒暁麗《基础漢字形義釋源》p.208