凉

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cool; cold

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HSK 3.0: Level 2
Old HSK: Level 4
Strokes: 10
Radical: 冫 +8
Structure: Left–right 左右
Traditional: 凉
Common rank: #1,155
Unicode: U+51C9

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Formation & memory

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How 凉 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

冫 meaning “ice” + 京 sound ( jīng )

Components 冫京

How to remember it

cool · Heisig RSH #434

capitol building + ice

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 凉

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
倒吸一口凉气	dào xī yī kǒu liáng qì	to gasp (with amazement or shock etc); to feel a chill run down one's spine; to have one's…
平凉市	Píng liáng Shì	Pingliang, prefecture-level city in Gansu Province 甘肅省\|甘肃省[Gan1 su4 Sheng3]
凉城县	Liáng chéng Xiàn	Liangcheng, a county in Ulanqab City 烏蘭察布市\|乌兰察布市[Wu1 lan2 cha2 bu4 Shi4], Inner Mongolia
凉白开	liáng bái kāi	cold boiled water
说风凉话	shuō fēng liáng huà	to sneer; to make cynical remarks; sarcastic talk
黄花菜都凉了	huáng huā cài dōu liáng le	lit. the dishes are cold (idiom); fig. to arrive late; to take one's sweet time
凉州区	Liáng zhōu Qū	Liangzhou, a district of Wuwei City 武威市[Wu3 wei1 Shi4], Gansu
凉山州	Liáng shān Zhōu	see 涼山彝族自治州\|凉山彝族自治州[Liang2 shan1 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
心静自然凉	xīn jìng zì rán liáng	a calm heart keeps you cool (idiom)
大树底下好乘凉	dà shù dǐ xià hǎo chéng liáng	lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom); fig. to benefit by proximity to an i…
风凉话	fēng liáng huà	sneering; sarcasm; cynical remarks
清凉油	qīng liáng yóu	soothing ointment; balm
凉山彝族自治州	Liáng shān Yí zú Zì zhì zhōu	Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in Sichuan Province 四川省[Si4 chuan1 Sheng3]
人走茶凉	rén zǒu chá liáng	lit. when people leave, the tea cools (idiom); fig. when sb is no longer in a position of …
罗马凉鞋	Luó mǎ liáng xié	Roman sandals; ankle-strap sandals
凉山	Liáng shān	see 涼山彝族自治州\|凉山彝族自治州[Liang2 shan1 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
凉水	liáng shuǐ	cool water; unboiled water
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)
西凉	Xī Liáng	Western Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms (400-421)
凉面	liáng miàn	cold noodles

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 京 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
京 sound part	jīng	capital city
惊	jīng	to frighten, to startle; surprise, alarm
就	jiù	just, simply; to go to; to approach, near
琼	qióng	jade; rare, precious; elegant
鲸	jīng	whale
掠	lüè	to pillage, to ransack
椋	liáng	fruit
谅	liàng	to excuse, to forgive; to guess, to presume
晾	liàng	to air-dry; to sun-dry
黥	qíng	to tattoo; to brand the face of criminals
辌	liáng	carriage, hearse