冰雪 (bīng xuě) — ice and snow | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

ice and snow

Examples

冰雪。
Běi fāng de dōng tiān dào chù shì bīng xuě.
In the north, winter is full of ice and snow everywhere.
冰雪，。
Hái zi men zài bīng xuě zhōng wán shuǎ, fēi cháng kāi xīn.
The children are playing in the ice and snow, very happy.
冰雪。
Zhè chǎng bīng xuě dǎo zhì xǔ duō dào lù fēng bì.
This ice and snow caused many roads to be closed.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

冰 and 雪 are paired as cold white substances, giving ice and snow.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

冫水冰

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

冫

仌bīng冰bīng

Same sound today

冰 adds 水 (water) to 冫, the short form of 仌; 冫 gives the sound, and 水 shows the meaning.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

雨雨yǔrain

Sound part声符shēngfú

彗

彗huì雪xuě

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

雪 pairs 雨, showing rain, with 彗, giving the sound.

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