Chinese symbol for “freeze”
冻结
dòng jié
Traditional: 凍結
to freeze (water etc); (fig.) to freeze (assets, prices etc)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for freeze is 冻结 (dòng jié), defined as: to freeze (water etc); (fig.) to freeze (assets, prices etc).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “freeze”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 冻 (凍) | dòng | to freeze; to feel very cold |
| 冷冻 (冷凍) | lěng dòng | to freeze (food etc); (of weather) freezing |
| 结冰 (結冰) | jié bīng | to freeze |
| 凝固 | níng gù | to freeze; to solidify |
| 冰冻 (冰凍) | bīng dòng | to freeze |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 冻结.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 冷冻 (冷凍) | lěng dòng | to freeze (food etc); (of weather) freezing |
| 解冻 (解凍) | jiě dòng | to melt; to thaw |
| 冰冻 (冰凍) | bīng dòng | to freeze |
| 冻死 (凍死) | dòng sǐ | to freeze to death; to die off in winter |
| 果冻 (果凍) | guǒ dòng | gelatin dessert |
| 结果 (結果) | jiē guǒ | to bear fruit |
| 结束 (結束) | jié shù | to end; to finish; to conclude |
| 结构 (結構) | jié gòu | structure; composition |
See also: Japanese symbol for “freeze”.
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