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Chinese symbol for “icy”

冷厉
lěng lì
Traditional: 冷厲
stern; unsympathetic; icy

The closest CC-CEDICT match for icy is 冷厉 (lěng lì), defined as: stern; unsympathetic; icy.

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
厉 lì
whetstone; to grind, to sharpen, to whet
radical 27 ⼚ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 冷厉.

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
厉害 (厲害)lì hai(used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; a
严厉 (嚴厲)yán lìsevere; strict
再接再厉 (再接再厲)zài jiē zài lìto continue the struggle (idiom); to persist; unremitting efforts

See also: Japanese symbol for “icy”.

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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