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兩點水

简两点水 · 繁兩點水

Mandarin · pinyin liǎng diǎn shuǐ

name of the "ice" radical 冫 bīng in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 15)

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兩: liǎng · two, both, pair, couple; ounce
點: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree
水: shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice
两: liǎng · two, both, pair, couple; ounce
点: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree

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3–3–3 · liang3 dian3 shui3

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loeng5 dim2 seoi2

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noun

The Chinese character component 冫.

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