Dong Chinese dictionary

níng

coagulate

Phonosemantic compound. 冫 represents the meaning and 疑 represents the sound.

Components

冫 Meaning component

bīng

ice

冫 is a component form of 冰.

疑 Sound component

yí

doubt

Evolution

Bronze script

Early Warring States (~400 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

níng

coagulate; congeal; freeze; to congeal; to concentrate attention; to stare

Most common words with 凝

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