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Hanzi breakdown

Explore how a character is built, identify its meaning and sound components, then practise writing it stroke by stroke.

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冬1 / 1
Character breakdowndōng / top–bottom / Meaning compound
冬
dōng

Origin clue: A man walking 夂 on ice ⺀

Strokes

Components

Part / top夂zhǐgo, followPart / bottom⺀component
冬dōng
Structuretop–bottom
Radical⺀ice
TypeMeaning compound

How it works

冬 is a meaning compound: its parts are combined to express an idea.

Common words 1

  • 冬（天） HSK 3dōng (tiān)winter