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6 strokes
Character #719 · The First 1000

bīng

冰 bīng meaning: ice

ice; to chill sth; (of an object or substance) to feel cold; (of a person) cold; unfriendly

Strokes
6
Both scripts
冰
Poster cell
S26

简 = 繁冰 is the same in both scripts. The switch changes the example words.

01 常用词语

Common words with

  • bīngxuě ice and snow
  • bīngxiāng fridge
  • bīngshān iceberg
  • huábīng to skate
  • jiébīng to freeze
  • bīngbáo hail
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 冰

Write 冰 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, bīng, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell S26 · 28 × 36 grid

冰 is #719 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 冰 mean in English?
冰 (bīng) means "ice": ice; to chill sth; (of an object or substance) to feel cold; (of a person) cold; unfriendly.
How do you pronounce 冰?
冰 is pronounced bīng in pinyin, with the first (high, level) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄅㄧㄥ.
How many strokes does 冰 have?
冰 has 6 strokes, in both simplified and traditional Chinese.
Is 冰 the same in traditional Chinese?
Yes. 冰 is written the same way in simplified and traditional Chinese.
What are common words with 冰?
Common words that use 冰 include 冰雪 (bīngxuě, ice and snow), 冰箱 (bīngxiāng, fridge), 冰山 (bīngshān, iceberg), 滑冰 (huábīng, to skate).
How common is 冰?
冰 is number 719 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell S26 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.