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Character Decomposition
冬=夂+⺀
Etymology
A man walking 夂 on ice ⺀
Meanings
winter
(onom.) beating a drum
rat-a-tat
surname Dong
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Words with 冬 190 total
slack winter season (farming)冬闲dōng xiánwinter clothes冬衣dōng yīeleventh lunar month冬月Dōng yuèhibernation冬蛰dōng zhéWinter Solstice, 22nd of the 24 solar terms 22nd December-5th January冬至Dōng zhìwinter clothing; winter clothes冬装dōng zhuāngearly winter初冬chū dōng(onom.) ding dong · jingling of bells · clanking sound丁冬dīng dōngcoltsfoot (Tussilago farfara), plant in sunflower family Asteracae used a cough suppressant款冬kuǎn dōngpreserved dried cabbage or mustard greens冬菜dōng càiwinter plowing冬耕dōng gēngdonko shiitake mushroom, a prized type of shiitake (Lentinula edodes) cultivated in winter, with thick flesh and partially open cap冬菇dōng gūwax gourd (Cucurbitaceae, Benincasa hispida) · white gourd · white hairy melon · Chinese squash冬瓜dōng guāshallow · uneducated冬烘dōng hōngwinter冬季dōng jì
Idioms with 冬 22 total Chain
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