冴 = 冫 + 牙

冴 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “freezing”. It is built from 冫 (ice) and 牙 (tooth).

Keyword: freezing
Pinyin (Mandarin): hù
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: замерзание
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 冴 sharp

Decomposition

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冫 ice
牙 tooth

How to find 冴 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “ice” + “tooth”. 冴 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 冴 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.