206) 冫

bing

206ax) 水

shui

206a) 冰

bing

ice

ice 冫[bīng] + water 水²⁰¹[shuǐ]

As temperature drops below zero, water (水) becomes ice (冫).

206yx) 令

ling

206y-86b*) 冷

leng

cold

ice 冫²⁰⁶[bīng] + command 令 [lìng]

However softly put, a command (令) or an order is always as cold as ice (冫).

206zx) 京

jing

capital

large

206z) 凉

liang

cool

ice 冫²⁰⁶[bīng] + large/capital 京 [jīng]

A large building (京) with a high ceiling and thick walls is cool like ice (冫)

206wx) 隹

zhui

206w-178c*) 准

zhun

standard

ice 冫²⁰⁶[bīng] + bird 隹 [zhuī]

When temperatures fall below standard temperature such as freezing (冫) point, migratory birds (隹) prepare to fly away to warmer territories.

206bx) 艸

cao

206bxx) 宀

mian

206b) 寒

han

cold

house 宀¹⁴¹[mián] + grass 艹²⁰⁷→艸 [cǎo] + ice 冫[bīng]

Symbolizes how ice (冫) cold wind still blows into a house (宀), even when the inside is insulated by stacks of hay (→茻).

206cx) 土

tu

206c) 塞

sai

fill in

house 宀 [mián] + grass 艹²⁰⁷→艸 [cǎo] + soil 土 [tǔ]

Bricks, created by mixing hays (→茻) with clay (土), are used to fill in the gaps and holes in a house (宀). 

206dx) 贝

bei

shell

currency

206d) 赛

sai

compete

fort 塞 [sài] + currency/shell 贝¹⁸⁶[bèi]

A border fortress (塞) between two nations attracts merchants and traders to buy and sell goods from each nation. Symbolizes how people are trying to compete in order to earn the money (贝).

206e) 冬

dong

winter

walk slowly 夂⁵⁶[zhǐ] + ice 冫[bīng]

In the bitter cold (冫) of winter, people tend to curl up and walk slow (夂).

206y-81b*) 疼

teng

pain

sick 疒 [chuáng] + winter 冬^206e[dōng]

A man in pain from a cold (疒) during winter (冬).

206f) 图

tu

picture

enclose 囗²⁰[wéi] + winter 冬 [dōng]

Symbolizes a picture or a drawing, by an object enclosed (囗) inside a canvas and staying still as if frozen (冬).

206g) 终

zhong

end, finish

thread 纟¹³²[sī] + winter 冬 [dōng]

The character, “冬[dōng]” used to mean ‘to end or to finish’ by making knots at the ends of thread, but its meaning was transformed into its original meaning ‘winter’ by addition of a thread (纟).