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冷 = 令 + 冫

冷 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “cool”. It is built from 令 (orders) and 冫 (ice). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1506.

Keyword
cool
RTK frame
1506
Strokes
7
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
レイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
つめ.たい, ひ.える, ひ.や, ひ.ややか, ひ.やす, ひ.やかす, さ.める, さ.ます
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
прохладно
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
冷 cold

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 令 orders
  2. 冫 ice

How to find 冷 without knowing its reading

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

Open 冷 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.