TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
凍
凍 ＝ 冫 ＋ 東
ㄉㄨㄥˋ · dòng
verb — to freeze; (noun) jelly, something congealed
字源 FORM — what the parts do
冫義ice
Tdōng → dòng — only the tone shifts
Ice (冫) takes hold and locks a thing solid — to freeze. 東 dōng carries the sound, only the tone falling to dòng. From freezing, anything set firm: 冰凍、果凍.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
冰（冫）一上來，東（東）西就凍住了，動也不動。
The ice (冫) closes in and the thing (東) freezes fast, locked still.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)結凍、冰凍— to freeze常用
→冷凍、凍結— to refrigerate; to freeze (assets)
⇒果凍— jelly, something congealed
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension