冷 (lěng) — Chinese Character

冷

lěng

cold; cool; deserted

Radical: 冫 HSK 1 a, ad, g pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

冷 decomposes into the following components:

冫令

Semantic component: 冫; phonetic component: 令.

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 冷.

冰冷

bīng lěng

ice-cold

冷傲

lěng ào

冷僻

lěng pì

out-of-the-way

冷冬

lěng dōng

冷冷

lěng lěng

coldly

冷冻

lěng dòng

to freeze

冷冽

lěng liè

冷切

lěng qiè

冷却

lěng què

to cool off

冷厉

lěng lì

冷场

lěng chǎng

awkwardly silent (pause in a conversation)

冷天

lěng tiān

cold weather

Characters that share the radical 冫.

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.