Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 冷

冷

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Meaning

 cool, freeze, cold

Pronunciation

 REI
tsumetai, hieru

Explanation

 Left: ice 冫, right: order, command 令 (A lid on the bent person マ. That is the order.)

Mnemonic

Ice is "ordered" to cool.

Radicals

cover
令 order
cover(Other covers are: 冖, 亠 ))
冫 ice, freeze
マ bend person((Further radicals with „person“ are: sitting 匕, sitting cross-legged 夂, lying , kneeling ⺈, skilled 才, bending 卩, slumped 㔾 or husband 夫))
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Vocabulary

冷たい つめたい cold (to the touch), chilly, icy, freezing, coldhearted
冷やす ひやす to cool, to refrigerate
冷える ひえる to grow cold, to get chilly, to cool down
冷蔵庫 れいぞうこ refrigerator
冷静 れいせい calm, composure, coolness, serenity
冷ます さます to cool, to let cool, to throw a damper on, to spoil
冷める さめる to become cool, to wear off, to abate
冷やかす ひやかす to banter, to make fun of, to jeer at
冷凍 れいとう freezing, cold storage, refrigeration

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