冬

dōng

(onom.) beating a drum

surname Dong; rat-a-tat

slow steps (夂) + ice crystals (⺀) = winter's cold, trailing end of the year

The bottom strokes evoke ice forming as movement slows to a halt. Together they picture the year dragging to a frozen close — the quiet stillness of winter.

夂+⺀→冬

⺀Ice crystalsSemantic

夂Follow slowlySemantic

Words with 冬

严冬

yán dōng

severe winter

过冬

guò dōng

to get through the winter

门冬

mén dōng

abbr. for 天門冬|天门冬[tian1 men2 dong1], asparagus

隆冬

lóng dōng

midwinter

麦冬

mài dōng

dwarf lilyturf (Ophiopogon japonicus), whose tuber is used in TCM

麦门冬

mài mén dōng

dwarf lilyturf (Ophiopogon japonicus), whose tuber is used in TCM

丁冬

dīng dōng

(onom.) ding dong

亚冬会

yà dōng huì

Asian Winter Games

佳冬

jiā dōng

Chiatung township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan

佳冬乡

jiā dōng xiāng

Chiatung township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan

冬衣

dōng yī

winter clothes

入冬

rù dōng

winter sets in

More characters with 夂

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