冷

• 拼音: lěng
• 汉字拆解: 冷 = 冫(ice radical) + 令 (phonetic component) — cold like ice

含义

Cold. Describes low temperature, either of weather or objects.

Used for weather (今天很冷), food and drinks (咖啡冷了), and figuratively for personality (他很冷 = he's cold/aloof). The opposite is 热 (hot). Common patterns: 冷不冷, 好冷, 太冷了.

例句

1. 今天很冷。
2. 北京的冬天很冷。
3. 水太冷了。

用法指南

语境: weather, temperature, everyday

语气: descriptive

正确说法

• 好冷啊！(It's so cold!)
• 你冷不冷？(Are you cold?)

错误说法

• 天气是冷。(Don't use 是 with adjectives — say 天气很冷)

起源与历史

The character contains 冫(ice radical) on the left, directly indicating cold temperature, with a phonetic component on the right.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal