冷
冷 (lěng) means “cold”. It is made of 冫 + 令 and has 7 strokes, and is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
Break 冷 into its parts
What 冷 is made of
- 冫 bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 令 lìng — command
- 人 rén — person
Origin hint: 冫 gives the meaning, 令 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
冷 stroke order
Example sentences
外面很冷。Wàimiàn hěn lěng.It's very cold outside.
你冷不冷？Nǐ lěng bù lěng?Are you cold?
Words with 冷
- 寒冷hánlěngcold
- 冷静lěngjìngcalm
- 冷淡lěngdàncold
- 冷酷lěngkùcold-hearted
- 冷落lěngluòto leave out in the cold
- 冷却lěngquèto cool
Also built with 冫
- 习xíto study
- 冰bīngice
- 冲chōngto rinse
- 决juéto decide
- 况kuàngcondition
- 冻dòngto freeze
- 净jìngclean
- 凄qībitter cold
- 准zhǔnto allow
- 凉liángcool
- 凌língpure
- 减jiǎnto reduce
Quick facts
| Pinyin | lěng |
|---|---|
| Meaning | cold |
| Strokes | 7 |
| Radical | 冫 (ice, #15) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
| HSK | HSK 1 (exam 2025) · HSK 1 (2021) · Old HSK 1 |
Questions about 冷
What does 冷 mean?
冷 (lěng) means “cold”.
How many strokes does 冷 have?
冷 has 7 strokes.
What is the radical of 冷?
The radical of 冷 is 冫 (bīng, “ice”), Kangxi radical number 15.
What parts make up 冷?
冷 is made of 冫 (ice) and 令 (command).
Which HSK level is 冷?
冷 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 1.
Learn 冷 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 21: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.