冰锥 (bīng zhuī) — icicle | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

icicle

Measure word · 根

Examples

，冰锥。
Dōng tiān de shí hou, wū dǐng shàng yǒu hěn duō bīng zhuī.
In winter, there are many icicles on the roof.
冰锥，。
Xiǎo xīn tóu shàng de bīng zhuī, bié bèi tā zá dào.
Be careful of the icicle above, don't get hit by it.
，冰锥。
Tiān qì biàn nuǎn le, bīng zhuī kāi shǐ róng huà.
The weather is getting warmer, the icicles are starting to melt.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

A 锥 of 冰: an ice spike or icicle.

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.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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