【冫】Ni-sui
Commentary on the radical "冫"
Many kanji with the radical "冫" include the meaning of "freeze, cold, ice".
It can also be an abbreviation of "氵".
While "氵" is called "san-zui（三水 / three water）", "冫" is called "ni-sui（二水 / two water）" because "冫" is two strokes.
e.g.
冷 → 冫 + 令
The part of "冫" has the meaning of "ice".
The part of phonetic component "令" means "clear to hear the divine will".
The two together represent "refreshing ice, cold".
凍 → 冫 + 東
The part of "冫" has the meaning of "ice".
The part of phonetic component "東" is connected to the character "重" and means "heavy".
Putting the two together, it expresses the meaning of "freezing", as things freeze and feel heavy.
List of kanji with "冫" as radical
They are listed in stroke order.
冲 冴 冶 冷 准 凄 凋 凍 凌 凛 凝
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