凝 (níng)

to congeal/to condense/to concentrate

How 凝 is written

Strokes
16
Radical
冫 — ice
Traditional
凝
Simplified
凝 (unchanged)

Components

  • 冫 ice
  • 匕 spoon
  • 矢 arrow
  • 龴 N/A
  • 疋 bolt of cloth

Common words using 凝

凝固 nínggù
to freeze; to solidify; to congeal
凝望 níngwàng
to stare (at the future); to fix one's gaze on
凝聚 níngjù
to condense; to coagulate; coacervation (i.e. form tiny droplets)
凝視 níngshì
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes on
凝滯 níngzhì
to silt up
凝結 níngjié
to condense; to solidify; to coagulate
凝聚力 níngjùlì
cohesion; cohesiveness; cohesive
凝膠 níngjiāo
gel
混凝土 hùnníngtǔ
concrete
凝冰 níngbīng
to freeze
凝塊 níngkuài
clot; blood clot
凝練 níngliàn
concise; compact; condensed

凝 in a sentence

這種膠水乾了以後會凝固。

Zhè zhǒng jiāoshuǐ gānle yǐhòu huì nínggù.

“This glue will solidify after it dries.”

How common is 凝?

凝 is the 1,629th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 95.4% of all running text.

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