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冰 bīng
Explanation:
冰山 iceberg  冰冷 ice-cold
冰（ ）是由水凝结而成的。“水”是后来加山去的（ ）。这就成了现在所写的“冰”了，冰来自于水，人类早就知道。
In the oracle bones this character is in the form of （ ）,like protruding ice pieces, so originally 冰 was a pictographic character. But later a 水 “water” radical was added to it （ ）, showing that “ice” is made of “water.”