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Denoting a state of extreme cold, the character 冱 refers to being completely frozen, congealed, or solidified by low temperatures. The radical 冫 (ice) on the left depicts ice crystals, signaling its semantic link to freezing conditions, winter, and the transformation of liquid to ice. On the right, 互 functions as the phonetic component, together forming a phono-semantic compound commonly used in classical literature to evoke harsh winter scenes.
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