liáng

the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉[Nan2 Liang2] (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)

cool; cold

ice (冫) + capital (京) = cool temperature

The ice radical signals the cold, refreshing quality. 京 mainly contributes the liáng sound and does not carry the meaning here.

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IceSemantic

今天风很大,外面感觉有点

jīn tiān fēng hěn dà , wài miàn gǎn jué yǒu diǎn liáng 。

The wind is strong today; it feels a bit cool outside.

这杯茶放久了,已经了,要不要我帮你热一下?

zhè bēi chá fàng jiǔ le , yǐ jīng liáng le , yào bu yào wǒ bāng nǐ rè yī xià 。

This cup of tea has been sitting for a long time and has already gone cold — do you want me to warm it up for you?

Words with 凉

阴凉

yīn liáng

shady

阴凉处

yīn liáng chù

shady place

风凉话

fēng liáng huà

sneering

黄花菜都凉了

huáng huā cài dōu liáng le

lit. the dishes are cold (idiom)

世态炎凉

shì tài yán liáng

the hypocrisy of the world (idiom)

乘凉

chéng liáng

to cool off in the shade

五凉

wǔ liáng

the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉[Nan2 Liang2] (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)

人走茶凉

rén zǒu chá liáng

lit. when people leave, the tea cools (idiom)

倒吸一口凉气

dào xī yī kǒu liáng qì

to gasp (with amazement or shock etc)

冰凉

bīng liáng

ice-cold

前人栽树,后人乘凉

qián rén zāi shù , hòu rén chéng liáng

to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)

前凉

qián liáng

Former Liang, one of the Sixteen Kingdoms (314-376)

More characters with 冫