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Chinese symbol for “frostbite”

冻伤
dòng shāng
Traditional: 凍傷
frostbite

The closest CC-CEDICT match for frostbite is 冻伤 (dòng shāng), defined as: frostbite.

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

冻 dòng
cold; to freeze, to congeal; jelly
radical 15 ⼎ · 7 strokes
伤 shāng
to injure, to harm; wound, injury; to fall ill
radical 9 ⼈ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “frostbite”

WordPinyinMeaning
冻疮 (凍瘡)dòng chuāngfrostbite; chilblains
霜害shuāng hàifrostbite; frost damage (to crop)
冻穿 (凍穿)dòng chuānfrostbite; chilblain

Related words

Other words that share a character with 冻伤.

WordPinyinMeaning
冻结 (凍結)dòng jiéto freeze (water etc); (fig.) to freeze (assets, prices etc)
冷冻 (冷凍)lěng dòngto freeze (food etc); (of weather) freezing
解冻 (解凍)jiě dòngto melt; to thaw
冰冻 (冰凍)bīng dòngto freeze
冻死 (凍死)dòng sǐto freeze to death; to die off in winter
果冻 (果凍)guǒ dònggelatin dessert
伤害 (傷害)shāng hàito injure; to harm
受伤 (受傷)shòu shāngto sustain injuries; wounded (in an accident etc)

See also: Japanese symbol for “frostbite”.

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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