冫

Mandarin · pinyin bīng

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  1. "ice" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 15), occurring in 冰 bīng, 次 cì etc, known as 兩點水 liǎng diǎn shuǐ
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1 · bing1

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  1. (form-of, radical) Radical form of 仌.

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Exact source record冫 冫 [bing1] /"ice" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 15), occurring in 冰[bing1], 次[ci4] etc, known as 兩點水|两点水[liang3 dian3 shui3]/