The kanji 氷 primarily means "ice." It represents frozen water, a solid state of water that is cold and often transparent or translucent. This character encapsulates the concept of freezing, coldness, and the solidified form of water.

・On-yomi (音読み): ⚫︎ ヒョウ (hyou) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): ⚫︎ こおり (koori)

⚫︎ 氷水 Translation: Iced water ⚫︎ 氷山 Translation: Iceberg ⚫︎ かき氷 Translation: Shaved ice

The kanji 氷 is a pictograph. ⚫︎ It originally depicted a block of ice. ⚫︎ The left side represents a water radical (氵, which is a simplification of 水, meaning water). ⚫︎ The right side (represented as the 冫 radical) reinforces the concept of cold or ice. ⚫︎ Over time, the character evolved to its current form, graphically representing the essence of "ice" in a straightforward and easily recognizable manner.