凍
- to freeze;
- to be cold;
Etymology
A phono-semantic compound made from:
冫 (빙, “ice” radical) - conveys the meaning “ice, coldness”;
東 (동, “east”) - provides the sound.
Usage in Korean
Used in words like 凍結 (동결, “freezing, freeze-up”) or 解凍 (해동, “thawing”).
凍
얼
동
eol
dong
Kangxi radical:15, 冫 + 8
Strokes:10
Unicode:U+51CD
Cangjie input:
- 戈一木田 (IMDW)
Composition:
- ⿰ 冫 東