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dōng

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dōng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
dōng | dong1
English translation
winter
(onom.) beating a drum
rat-a-tat
surname Dong
winter, 11th lunar month

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About dōng

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Number of strokes

5

Traditional form

dōng

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Time word / 时间词 Shíjiān cí

Learning hint

A man walking  zhǐ on ice 

Etymology of dōng

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

夂⺀

Explanation

Winter is the season when ice ( bīng ) is beneath your feet ( zhǐ ).

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Example sentences using dōng

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冬天 dōng tiān yāo 保护 bǎohù hǎo 树木 shù mù 防冻 fáng dòng huài .

Trees should be well protected from the cold during winter.

zài 冬天 dōng tiān 这个 zhè ge 时候 shíhou hěn shǎo xià .

It is seldom that it rains in such a time in winter.

这里 zhè lǐ 冬天 dōng tiān Lěng .

It is neither hot nor cold in winter here.

冬天 dōng tiān 已经 yǐjīng 过去 guòqu le , zhè shì 事实 shìshí , dàn 天气 tiānqì 还是 háishi 那么 nà me Lěng .

It is ture that winter is over; still , it is almost as cold.

现在 xiànzài 固然 gùrán shì 冬天 dōng tiān le , 可是 kěshì 天气 tiānqì Huán shì 相当 xiāngdāng Lěng .

To be sure, it is no longer winter; neverthless, it is quite cold.

Words with dōng

Explore 19 words and sayings that include the Chinese character dōng in their composition.

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
冬天 dōng tiān winter冬天 dōng tiān
dōng rat-a-tat dōng
冬季 dōng jì winter冬季 dōng jì
冬眠 dōng mián hibernation冬眠 dōng mián
冬至 Dōng zhì Winter Solstice, 22nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 èr shí sì jié qi 22nd December-5th January冬至 Dōng zhì
寒冬 hán dōng wintry寒冬 hán dōng
冬瓜 dōng guā white gourd冬瓜 dōng guā
过冬 guò dōng to get through the winter過冬
冬奥会 Dōng Aò huì Winter Olympics冬奧會
冬青 dōng qīng holly冬青 dōng qīng
严冬 yán dōng severe winter嚴冬
立冬 Lì dōng Lidong or Start of Winter, 19th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 èr shí sì jié qi 7th-21st November立冬 Lì dōng
隆冬 lóng dōng midwinter隆冬 lóng dōng
越冬 yuè dōng to overwinter越冬 yuè dōng
初冬 chū dōng early winter初冬 chū dōng
春夏秋冬 chūn xià qiū dōng the four seasons春夏秋冬 chūn xià qiū dōng
冬衣 dōng yī winter clothes冬衣 dōng yī
忍冬 rěn dōng honeysuckle忍冬 rěn dōng
冬令 dōng lìng winter冬令 dōng lìng

dōng Decomposition & Compounds

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dōng Decomposition

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dōng Compounds

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  • dōng
    • zhōng
    • zhōng , , téng , dōng , dōng , tóng , tóng , zhōng , Zhōng , zhōng , , , , , , , , , dōng ,
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