凝
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to congeal; to concentrate attention; to stare
16 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,560 U+51DD
How 凝 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
冫 (semantic, “ice”) + 疑 (phonetic, yí)
How to remember it
congeal · Heisig RSH #2436
ice + furled brow
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 疑
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 疑 (yí) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 疑 sound component | yí | to doubt, to question, to suspect |
| 嶷 | yí | a mountain range in Hunan province |
Words containing 凝
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 外源凝集素 | wài yuán níng jí sù | (biochemistry) lectin |
| 男性凝视 | nán xìng níng shì | male gaze |
| 凝花菜 | níng huā cài | gelidiella, tropical and subtropical red algae |
| 凝血素 | níng xuè sù | hemaglutinin (protein causing blood clotting) |
| 血凝素 | xuè níng sù | hemaglutinin (the H of virus such as bird flu H5N1) |
| 冰凝器 | bīng níng qì | cryophorus |
| 凝集素 | níng jí sù | (biochemistry) agglutinin; lectin |
| 血液凝结 | xuè yè níng jié | blood clotting |
| 水凝胶 | shuǐ níng jiāo | hydrogel |
| 气凝胶 | qì níng jiāo | aerogel |
| 凝胶体 | níng jiāo tǐ | gel |
| 抗凝血剂 | kàng níng xuè jì | anticoagulant |
| 凝聚力 | níng jù lì | cohesion; cohesiveness; cohesive |
| 凝神 | níng shén | with rapt attention |
| 凝重 | níng zhòng | dignified; grave (expression); imposing (attitude); heavy (atmosphere); (music etc) deep a… |
| 凝血 | níng xuè | blood clot |
| 血凝 | xuè níng | to coagulate |
| 混凝土 | hùn níng tǔ | concrete (building material) |
| 凝固点 | níng gù diǎn | freezing point |
| 凝固汽油弹 | níng gù qì yóu dàn | napalm |