懂中文 Dong Chinese

凍

dòng

freeze

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

Components
冫 meaning component

冫  Meaning component

bīng

  

ice

冫 is a component form of 冰.

東 sound component

東  Sound component

dōng

  

east

Evolution

凍 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
凍 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

冻 (凍) 

dòng

freeze; cold, congeal; jelly; to freeze; to feel very cold; aspic or jelly

Most common words with 凍
Freq.
Word
Meaning

冻

to freeze

冷冻

to freeze

冻结

to freeze (water etc)

冻死

to freeze to death

果冻

gelatin dessert