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Chinese symbol for “chilly”

冷冽
lěng liè
chilly

The closest CC-CEDICT match for chilly is 冷冽 (lěng liè), defined as: chilly.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

冷 lěng
cold, cool; lonely
radical 15 ⼎ · 7 strokes
冽 liè
cold and raw; pure, clear
radical 15 ⼎ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “chilly”

WordPinyinMeaning
冷飕飕 (冷颼颼)lěng sōu sōuchilling; chilly
萧瑟 (蕭瑟)xiāo sèto rustle in the air; to rustle
栗 (慄)lì(literary) cold; chilly; (bound form) to tremble with fear
冷涩 (冷澀)lěng sècold and sluggish; chilly

Related words

Other words that share a character with 冷冽.

WordPinyinMeaning
冷静 (冷靜)lěng jìngcalm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet
冷战 (冷戰)lěng zhàncold war; (fig.) strained relationship
寒冷hán lěngcold (climate); frigid
冷漠lěng mòcold and detached towards sb; lack of regard
冷却 (冷卻)lěng què(lit. and fig.) to cool
凛冽 (凜冽)lǐn lièbiting cold
朔风凛冽 (朔風凜冽)shuò fēng lǐn lièThe north wind is icy cold.

See also: Japanese symbol for “chilly”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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