Original meaning: tip, extremity
Depicts a rope with knots at both ends. Originally written as 𠂂. Based on the original meaning "tip, extremity", now written as 終. The meaning later shifted to "winter" (the final season of the year), in which the 冫 (ice) component was then added to reinforce the meaning.
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Character Evolution
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Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | towng | tˤuŋ | winter |
說文解字
《說文》：“冬，四時盡也。从仌，从夂。夂，古文終字。，古文冬从日。”
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Simplified
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | sɢʷinʔ |
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Traditional
Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 旬 represents the sound.
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | swinX | s-qʷi[n]ʔ | bamboo sprouts |
| Zhengzhang | sqʰʷinʔ | ||
| Unicode | suǐn |
說文解字
竹胎也。从竹旬聲。
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