HSK 6 · Science

凝固 nínggù “to solidify” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 凝固 means

  1. to solidify
  2. to congeal
  3. to freeze
  4. fig. with rapt attention

How to say 凝固

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale凝níng2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale固gù4th tone, falling

凝固 in a sentence

  1. 水泥会在数个小时内凝固。

    Shuǐní huì zài shù ge xiǎoshí nèi nínggù.

    The cement will set within a few hours.

    Sentence #358973 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 凝固 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 凝 (níng) with each of its parts in a different colour
凝níngto congeal
  • 冫ice · bīngMeaning part
  • 疑to doubt · yíSound part

冫 hints at the meaning (ice); 疑 (yí) hints at the sound. Compare it with níng.

The character 固 (gù) with each of its parts in a different colour
固gùhard
  • 囗enclosure · wéiMeaning part
  • 古old · gǔSound part

囗 hints at the meaning (enclosure); 古 (gǔ) hints at the sound. Compare it with gù.

How to write 凝固

凝 16 strokes · 固 8 strokes

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凝固 (nínggù) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 凝固 (nínggù). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 凝固

Words with 凝

凝视níngshì · to gaze at凝聚níngjù · to condense

Words with 固

固定gùdìng · to fix巩固gǒnggù · to consolidate固有gùyǒu · inherent固执gùzhí · stubborn坚固jiāngù · sturdy牢固láogù · firm顽固wángù · stubborn固体gùtǐ · solid (matter)固然gùrán · admittedly根深蒂固gēnshēndìgù · deep-rooted

More words: Science & Technology

冷却lěngquè · to cool down立方lìfāng · cube密度mìdù · density能量néngliàng · energy平面píngmiàn · plane屏幕píngmù · screen (TV频率pínlǜ · frequency溶解róngjiě · to dissolve

FAQs

凝固 (nínggù) means “to solidify” or “to congeal”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it nínggù: níng with a 2nd tone, then gù with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 凝固 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type ninggu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 凝固 from the suggestions. Typing ninggu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
凝固 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.