Archaic reading for 'ice'; in modern Japanese, 氷 is normally read こおり. This reading appears mainly in classical texts or fixed expressions.
In old waka poetry, 氷 is sometimes read as ひ.
Archaic reading for 'hail'; the modern word is 雹 (ひょう). This sense is found in classical Japanese.
In classical literature, there are examples where 氷 is used to mean hail.
glacier
ice house; ice room; cold room
freezing; freezing over
iceberg
frozen dessert
on the ice
ice and snow
hail; sleet · chilly rain; freezing rain
being dispelled; being cleared away · melting (of ice)
block of ice; ice floe
ice hummock
marriage go-between; matchmaker
ice sculpture
ice cap
sharp, glistening sword
ice field; ice floe
ice bag; ice pack
serac
ice wall; ice ridge
ice island · Iceland
Standard kanji spelling for the archaic reading ひ.
Variant kanji form; rarely used in modern Japanese.
The reading ひ is an older native Japanese word for ice, preserved in classical texts. The kanji 氷 is now normally read こおり.