Keyword
winter
- 11th lunar month
- Frequency
- #1603
- Strokes
- 5
Readings
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Mnemonic
A man walking 夂 on ice ⺀
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
冬天
winter
冬季
winter
冬
winter; (onom.) beating a drum; rat-a-tat
寒冬
cold winter
冬奥会
Winter Olympics
冬眠
to hibernate; hibernation
过冬
to get through the winter
冬至
Winter Solstice, 22nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四节气 22nd December-5th January
冬日
wintertime
冬瓜
wax gourd (Cucurbitaceae, Benincasa hispida); white gourd; white hairy melon; Chinese squash
严冬
severe winter
越冬
to pass the winter; to overwinter; to live through the winter
冬月
eleventh lunar month
冬青
holly
春夏秋冬
the four seasons; spring, summer, autumn and winter
麦冬
dwarf lilyturf (Ophiopogon japonicus), whose tuber is used in TCM
入冬
winter sets in
波塞冬
Poseidon, god of the sea in Greek mythology
隆冬
midwinter; the depth of winter
冬宫
Winter Palace (St Petersburg); Hermitage Museum
初冬
early winter
冬虫夏草
caterpillar fungus (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) (The fungus grows within the body of a caterpillar, culminating in the emergence of a stalked fruiting body from the caterpillar's head, and is a much-prized and expensive ingredient used as a tonic in traditional Chinese medicine.)
冬令
winter; winter climate
立冬
Lidong or Start of Winter, 19th of the 24 solar terms 二十四节气 7th-21st November