Zi Collection, Page Position: Lower Radical: Ice (bīng) Cold. Kangxi Dictionary Strokes: 7 Page 132, Entry 01 Pronounced lu tang qie (rising tone) in Tang Yun and Ji Yun, and lu xing qie (rising tone) in Yun Hui and Zheng Yun. Read as "ling" with a rising tone. Explanation in Shuowen Jiezi: Cold. The character is composed of "仌" (ice) as the semantic component and "令" as the phonetic component. Liushu Zhenge points out: Writing it as "泠" is incorrect. "泠" is the name of a river. A record in Nan Shi - Biography of Qi Yueyu: People mocked Duke Chu, and the feeling of coldness remains (describing extreme ridicule). Zeng Yun further explains: Denotes extreme coldness. Also used as a surname. Guang Yun records: Ling Dao, courtesy name An Yi, an official of Former Zhao, served as the governor of Nanxu Prefecture. Also pronounced li ding qie (rising tone) in Tang Yun and lang ding qie (rising tone) in Ji Yun. Meaning cold. Also, pronounced lang ding qie in Ji Yun and Yun Hui, with the same pronunciation as "ling." Refers to "leng di" (icicles). People in the Wu region call ice "leng di." Note: Ling Dao should be written as Leng Dao.