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
Other Chinese words for “chilly”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 冷飕飕 (冷颼颼) | lěng sōu sōu | chilling; chilly |
| 萧瑟 (蕭瑟) | xiāo sè | to rustle in the air; to rustle |
| 栗 (慄) | lì | (literary) cold; chilly; (bound form) to tremble with fear |
| 冷涩 (冷澀) | lěng sè | cold and sluggish; chilly |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 冷冽.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 冷静 (冷靜) | lěng jìng | calm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet |
| 冷战 (冷戰) | lěng zhàn | cold war; (fig.) strained relationship |
| 寒冷 | hán lěng | cold (climate); frigid |
| 冷漠 | lěng mò | cold and detached towards sb; lack of regard |
| 冷却 (冷卻) | lěng què | (lit. and fig.) to cool |
| 凛冽 (凜冽) | lǐn liè | biting cold |
| 朔风凛冽 (朔風凜冽) | shuò fēng lǐn liè | The 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.