凝 níng to coagulate
to coagulate; to congeal
How to remember 凝: 冫 ice + 疑 to doubt = to coagulate. In the freezing food truck the gravy turns almost to ice, and the new cook starts to doubt it was meant to coagulate.
Component breakdown
凝 = 冫 ice + 疑 to doubt
- 冫 ice
- 疑 to doubt
- 匕 spoon
- 矢 arrow
- 龴 loop
- 疋 bolt of cloth
In the freezing food truck the gravy turns almost to ice, and the new cook starts to doubt it was meant to coagulate.
How it is used
- To congeal/solidify, and to concentrate/fix intently - 凝固 (nínggù) to solidify, 凝结 (níngjié) to condense, 凝聚 (níngjù) to draw together (力量/人心).
- The 'fix intently' branch: 凝视 (níngshì) to gaze fixedly, 凝神 (níngshén) to concentrate hard.
- The unifying image is things drawing tight and still - liquid setting, or attention locking on.