凄凉
Old HSK 6
凄凉 (qīliáng) · dreary
凄凉 (qīliáng) means “dreary; miserable; desolate”. It is written with 2 characters: 凄 (bitter cold) + 凉 (cool). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 凄凉 is built
The characters
凄 qī · bitter cold
What 凄 is made of
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 妻qī — wife
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 彐jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
- 女nǚ — woman
- 十 — ten
凉 liáng · cool
What 凉 is made of
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 京jīng — capital
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
- 亠tóu — lid
Origin hint: 冫 gives the meaning, 京 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
冬天的夜晚显得很凄凉。Dōngtiān de yèwǎn xiǎnde hěn qīliáng.Winter nights feel very dreary.
他一个人过年，觉得很凄凉。Tā yí gè rén guònián, juéde hěn qīliáng.Spending New Year alone, he felt very miserable.
Questions about 凄凉
What does 凄凉 mean?
凄凉 (qīliáng) means “dreary; miserable; desolate”.
How do you pronounce 凄凉?
凄凉 is pronounced qīliáng.
Which HSK level is 凄凉?
凄凉 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 凉快liángkuainice and cool
- 凉水liángshuǐcold water
- 着凉zháoliángto catch a cold
- 荒凉huāngliángdesolate
- 凉liángcool
Learn 凄凉 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 140: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.