The kanji 氷 primarily means "ice." It represents frozen water, a solid state of water typically formed at or below freezing temperatures. It can also figuratively represent something cold, like a cold attitude or a lack of warmth.

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

⚫︎ 氷水 Translation: Iced water ⚫︎ かき氷 Translation: Shaved ice ⚫︎ 氷点下 Translation: Below freezing point

The kanji 氷 is a pictograph. It depicts the shape of a block of ice. The original form of the character shows several strokes meant to suggest icicles or the crystalline structure of ice. Over time, the strokes were simplified to the current form.