冬(dōng)

HSK 25 strokes

winter

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Character information

Pinyin
dōng
Meaning
winter
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 冬 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱夂⺀

A man walking 夂 on ice ⺀

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

夂zhǐ⺀

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 冬 step by step

5 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 冬

Common words using 冬 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

dōng冬tiān天
HSK 2

winter

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dōng冬jì季
HSK 4

winter

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dīng丁dōng冬

(onom.) ding dong; jingling of bells; clanking sound

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jiā佳dōng冬

Chiatung township in Pingtung County 屏东县, Taiwan

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rù入dōng冬

winter sets in

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dōng冬lìng令

winter

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dōng冬rì日

wintertime

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dōng冬guā瓜

wax gourd (Cucurbitaceae, Benincasa hispida)

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天季丁佳入令日瓜

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