凉liáng

凉

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Modern simplified form (簡體). 凉 (liáng, "cool") streamlined traditional 涼 by swapping its water radical (氵) for ice (冫), a visual tweak that actually sharpens the character’s meaning. Paired with 京 (capital/mound), the compound evokes those elevated spots where breezes bring relief. It thrives in 凉爽, 凉茶 and 纳凉, words that taste like summer shade.

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Shuowen

凉 (liáng) is formed by the ice radical 冫 on the left and the phonetic 京 on the right, indicating a cold or cool sensation. In oracle bone script the character appears as a drop of ice (冫) beside a pictograph of a high tower (京), suggesting coolness found at elevated places. The modern shape retains this combination because the semantic component 冫 conveys cold while 京 supplies both sound and the idea of a high, airy spot.

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liáng· HSK 2

凉liáng

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