dòng

to freeze

to feel very cold; aspic or jelly

ice (冫) + east (东) = to freeze

The ice radical drives the meaning: freezing, bitter cold, or the jellied texture of set broth. 东 is there for the sound dòng, not the direction.

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IceSemantic

外面太冷了,我的手都麻了。

wài miàn tài lěng le, wǒ de shǒu dōu dòng má le。

It is too cold outside; my hands have gone numb from the freeze.

水管在冬天很容易裂。

shuǐ guǎn zài dōng tiān hěn róng yì dòng liè。

Water pipes very easily freeze and crack in winter.

Words with 冻

速冻

sù dòng

to quick-freeze

开冻

kāi dòng

to thaw

防冻

fáng dòng

antifreeze

防冻剂

fáng dòng jì

antifreeze agent

鸡冻

jī dòng

chicken jelly

霜冻

shuāng dòng

frost

不冻港

bù dòng gǎng

ice-free port

不冻港口

bù dòng gǎng kǒu

ice-free port (refers to Vladivostok)

冰冻

bīng dòng

to freeze

冰冻三尺,非一日之寒

bīng dòng sān chǐ , fēi yī rì zhī hán

three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day

冷冻

lěng dòng

to freeze (food etc)

冷冻库

lěng dòng kù

freezer room

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