WHOLE CHARACTER
凉
cool; chilly (temperature); disheartened; disappointed (a feeling)
凉 reads liáng for cool or cold (凉快, 冰凉) and liàng for letting something cool — 凉一凉.
ZDIC: 形声，从冫、京声 — the ice side with 京 as the sound side.
Character Familiesleft / right
凉
cool; chilly (temperature); disheartened; disappointed (a feeling)
凉 reads liáng for cool or cold (凉快, 冰凉) and liàng for letting something cool — 凉一凉.
GF0025–2021 character list · 二级One character pageAll readings and linked senses stay together.
WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
left / right
ZDIC: 形声，从冫、京声 — the ice side with 京 as the sound side.
LEFT: THE ICE SIDE — LOW TEMPERATURE
冫
ice (from 仌)
The two-dot ice form; a bound radical form, not a standalone page.
In 凉: left: the ice side — low temperature Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
RIGHT: THE OLD SOUND SIDE 京 (JĪNG)
京
capital city
Standalone meaning is kept separate from its role in other characters.
In 凉: right: the old sound side 京 (jīng) A historical sound side, not a modern hint: liáng shares no modern sound part with jīng — the initials (l-/j-), finals (-iang/-ing) and tones (2/1) all differ.
Tone 2
- cool; chilly (temperature)
- disheartened; disappointed (a feeling)
- 凉快cool (weather)
- 凉水cold water
- 冰凉ice-cold
- 凉爽cool and refreshing
Tone 4
- to let something cool; to leave to cool
- 凉一凉to let it cool a bit (phrase)
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