| 冬 (dōng) Winter |
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拼音 (pīnyīn) pinyin: dōng |
| 笔画 (bǐhuà) number of strokes: 5 | |
| 含义 (hányì) meaning: winter | |
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词源 (cíyuán) Etymology: In the Chinese lunar calendar, winter is the last season of each year, for this reason the character “终 (zhōng) end” was used in ancient times. Later, this character was changed to “冬.” The radical “夂” represents ice, slush and rooftops. The remaining partrepresents people. The character refers to how people stay inside their homes during the winter, because it is cold and unpleasant outside.
部首 (bùshŏu) Radical: 夂
常用词语 (chángyòng cíyŭ) Frequently Used words:
冬天 (dōngtiān): n. winter
Example:
Dōngtiān dào le, hǎo qīdài xiàxuě a.
A: 冬天 到 了，好 期待 下雪 啊。
Winter is coming. I’m hoping for snow.
Tīngshuō xiàzhōu huì xiàxuě ne.
B: 听说 下周 会 下雪 呢。
I heard that it will snow next week.
冬至(dōngzhì): n. winter solstice
Example:
Nǐ zhīdào dōngzhì yào chī jiǎozi de xísú ma?
A: 你知道 冬至 要 吃 饺子 的 习俗 吗？
Do you know that people should eat dumplings during the Winter Solstice?
Dāngrán le, chī jiǎozi jiù bú huì dòng ěrduo le.
B: 当然 了，吃 饺子 就不 会 冻 耳朵 了。
Of course, eating dumplings prevents our ears from getting frostbite.
Culture Note:
Winter Solstice is one of the twenty-four solar terms and a traditional festival for the Han ethnic group. The Winter Solstice is a day between December 21 and 23 on the solar calendar. It occurs just before Christmas. The following is an ancient legend: If you don’t eat dumplings on the Winter Solstice, your ears will get frostbite.
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This is so helpful. I would like to learn the Chinese characters for the other seasons.
春 spring, 夏 summer, 秋 autumn. How can I talk about the coldness of winter in Chinese?
You can learn the Chinese characters 寒冷. But in daily life, people usually say 好冷啊 and 冷死了. All of these expressions mean “very cold.”
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