What does cold cold mean?
In Chinese, the word "cold" not only refers to the physical state of low temperature, but also carries rich cultural connotations and emotional expressions. This article will analyze the deep meaning of "cold" from three dimensions: linguistics, cultural symbolism and recent hot topics, and attaches the hot topic data of the entire network in the past 10 days for reference.
1. Linguistic analysis: the evolution of the meaning of “Han”

"Han" is defined as "frozen" in "Shuowen Jiezi", and its oracle bone characters resemble people using grass to avoid the cold in their houses. The main meanings in modern Chinese include:
| righteousness | Example | part of speech |
|---|---|---|
| low temperature | cold winter, cold wind | adjective |
| Physiological feelings | Feeling cold, fearful | verb |
| economic distress | Industry winter | noun |
2. Cultural Symbols: The Philosophical Implications of Cold
1.Tough character: Pine, bamboo and plum "Three Friends of Suihan" symbolize integrity in adversity
2.aesthetic conception: Poems such as "Fishing Alone on the Cold River" create a lonely state
3.Traditional Chinese Medicine Theory: "Cold air entering the body" reflects the traditional view of health preservation
3. The “cold” phenomenon in recent hot spots (2023 data)
| Topic classification | specific events | heat index | Related vocabulary |
|---|---|---|---|
| climate anomaly | Extremely cold weather in Northern Europe breaks through -40℃ | 920 million | Cold wave, energy crisis |
| economic situation | The wave of layoffs in the Internet industry continues | 780 million | Employment is in the cold winter, cost reduction and efficiency increase |
| social emotions | Discussion on the phenomenon of young people “lying flat” | 650 million | chill, involution |
| cultural products | TV series "The Long Season" hits the airwaves | 530 million | Winter narrative, tragic fate |
4. Multiple interpretations in the contemporary context
1.environmental level: Extreme cold snaps occur frequently under the background of global warming, forming a climate paradox
2.psychological level: "Social apathy" in the post-epidemic era has attracted attention
3.technical level: “Cambrian” AI chip naming metaphors the explosion of intelligence
5. Data perspective: spread rules of cold-related topics
| Communication platform | TOP1 topics | average interactions | emotional tendencies |
|---|---|---|---|
| #北BlizzardWarning# | 420,000 | neutral to negative | |
| Douyin | "Heartwarming Stories in Cold Winter" Challenge | 360,000 | Positive |
| Zhihu | "How to break the economic winter" | 12,000 | Rational discussion |
Through the cross-dimensional analysis of "cold", it can be seen that this seemingly simple Chinese character is not only an objective description of natural phenomena, but also a complex carrier of human emotions. In the dual context of climate change and social transformation, "cold" is being given more contemporary interpretations, and its semantic boundaries continue to expand. Understanding these multi-layered meanings helps us grasp the subtleties of Chinese expressions more accurately.
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