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冬
鼕
dōng
1. (onom.) beating a drum
2. rat-a-tat
HSK 3 Common • Top 10% ✏️ 5 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

冬
dōng
winter, 11th lunar month
HSK 3 5 丶

Compound Words (20)

丁冬
dīngdōng
(onom.) ding dong
佳冬
Jiādōng
Chiatung township in Pingtung County [[屏東縣|屏东县<PíngdōngXiàn>]], Taiwan
冬令
dōnglìng
winter
冬夏
dōngxià
winter and summer
冬天
dōngtiān
winter
冬季
dōngjì
winter
冬宫
Dōnggōng
Winter Palace (St Petersburg)
冬山
Dōngshān
Tungshan or Dongshan township in Yilan county [[宜蘭縣|宜兰县<Yílánxiàn>]], Taiwan
冬月
Dōngyuè
eleventh lunar month
冬烘
dōnghōng
shallow
冬瓜
dōngguā
wax gourd (Cucurbitaceae, Benincasa hispida)
冬眠
dōngmián
hibernation
冬笋
dōngsǔn
winter bamboo shoots (smaller and tenderer as a result of being dug out before they come out of the soil)
冬节
Dōngjié
see [[冬至<Dōngzhì>]]
冬耕
dōnggēng
winter plowing
冬至
Dōngzhì
Winter Solstice, 22nd of the 24 solar terms [[二十四節氣|二十四节气]] 22nd December-5th January
冬菇
dōnggū
grade of Shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
冬菜
dōngcài
preserved dried cabbage or mustard greens
冬蛰
dōngzhé
hibernation
冬衣
dōngyī
winter clothes

Alternate Entries

冬
dōng
winter
HSK 3
冬
Dōng
surname Dong
HSK 3

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
1,383
Word Frequency Rank
8,720 of 84,292

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