Read Edit View history 冬 dōngDōng HSK2 winter Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint 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. Pinyin Separate values with commas dōng × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 冬 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 冬 ×鼕 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Depicts a rope with knots at both ends. Modern form looks like unrelated 夂. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 冬 Simp strokes 冬 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint 冫 is a component form of 冰. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 冬 Simp strokes 冬 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 冬 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 442, 851 ], [ 469, 809 ], [ 407, 688 ], [ 322, 589 ], [ 232, 523 ] ], [ [ 420, 660 ], [ 480, 668 ], [ 584, 700 ], [ 629, 694 ], [ 639, 682 ], [ 604, 614 ], [ 541, 525 ], [ 469, 445 ], [ 400, 385 ], [ 340, 343 ], [ 263, 301 ], [ 182, 269 ], [ 90, 250 ] ], [ [ 318, 560 ], [ 349, 556 ], [ 381, 541 ], [ 599, 375 ], [ 677, 328 ], [ 735, 301 ], [ 761, 292 ], [ 790, 291 ], [ 979, 300 ] ], [ [ 416, 290 ], [ 538, 235 ], [ 571, 197 ] ], [ [ 398, 123 ], [ 535, 34 ], [ 561, 8 ], [ 586, -33 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 430 680 Q 454 723 514 798 Q 526 811 511 828 Q 469 867 441 864 Q 429 863 430 847 Q 433 724 291 586 Q 260 562 222 525 Q 212 509 229 513 Q 256 516 312 559 L 328 571 Q 374 613 413 657 L 430 680 Z", "M 520 459 Q 580 525 645 615 Q 664 643 693 661 Q 709 668 711 678 Q 711 691 682 711 Q 646 738 631 739 Q 618 739 606 731 Q 494 688 445 682 Q 436 682 430 680 C 400 676 384 665 413 657 Q 461 632 564 676 Q 583 680 590 674 Q 594 670 573 627 Q 534 552 475 492 L 450 465 Q 306 323 93 257 Q 81 253 82 248 Q 82 244 90 242 Q 117 238 178 251 Q 241 263 309 298 Q 391 337 473 412 Q 482 421 492 430 L 520 459 Z", "M 492 430 Q 516 411 543 386 Q 619 322 717 258 Q 739 239 772 244 Q 872 257 950 280 Q 990 292 985 302 Q 984 308 940 314 Q 730 341 668 371 Q 614 395 520 459 L 475 492 Q 444 516 412 541 Q 369 577 332 572 Q 329 572 328 571 C 298 570 296 570 312 559 Q 315 555 327 548 Q 370 530 450 465 L 492 430 Z", "M 445 250 Q 493 222 544 188 Q 560 178 575 180 Q 585 181 589 196 Q 590 212 578 240 Q 568 265 524 281 Q 425 305 411 295 Q 407 291 410 278 Q 416 268 445 250 Z", "M 419 79 Q 486 25 557 -40 Q 570 -53 588 -53 Q 598 -53 605 -39 Q 609 -24 601 8 Q 594 47 537 80 Q 479 108 415 130 Q 399 134 392 131 Q 386 127 388 114 Q 392 102 419 79 Z" ] } 5 strokes 冬 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 440, 857 ], [ 473, 812 ], [ 409, 692 ], [ 329, 596 ], [ 223, 520 ] ], [ [ 416, 665 ], [ 609, 706 ], [ 640, 689 ], [ 656, 666 ], [ 552, 539 ], [ 337, 342 ], [ 206, 278 ], [ 88, 249 ] ], [ [ 320, 562 ], [ 729, 303 ], [ 978, 299 ] ], [ [ 417, 288 ], [ 533, 239 ], [ 582, 187 ] ], [ [ 394, 125 ], [ 538, 32 ], [ 601, -41 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M430,680C449,707 473,749 514,798C521,808 521,818 511,828C483,855 459,866 441,864C433,864 429,858 430,847C432,766 387,677 291,586C271,569 245,552 222,525C213,516 217,512 229,513C246,516 274,531 312,559C323,567 323,567 328,571C361,596 389,626 413,657C424,672 424,672 430,680Z", "M520,459C561,502 602,555 645,615C658,634 673,650 693,661C703,667 710,672 711,678C711,687 701,698 682,711C657,729 641,739 631,739C622,740 614,736 606,731C558,707 471,687 430,680C421,678 404,661 413,657C445,641 494,649 564,676C576,681 584,681 590,672C592,669 587,656 573,627C547,577 513,534 475,492C458,474 458,474 450,465C358,367 234,302 93,257C84,255 81,252 82,248C82,246 84,243 90,242C107,239 137,243 178,251C219,260 263,276 309,298C381,341 441,378 492,430C511,449 511,449 520,459Z", "M492,430C507,417 524,403 543,386C593,343 652,303 717,258C732,247 749,242 772,244C838,254 898,265 950,280C976,288 987,296 985,302C983,306 969,311 940,314C800,333 709,352 668,371C632,388 581,415 520,459C490,481 490,481 475,492C429,526 375,578 328,571C321,570 306,562 312,559C361,529 413,496 450,465C478,442 478,442 492,430Z", "M445,250C476,232 509,211 544,188C554,182 564,179 575,180C581,181 587,186 589,196C590,207 585,222 578,240C571,257 554,273 524,281C458,300 420,303 411,295C408,293 406,287 410,278C412,271 425,262 445,250Z", "M419,79C463,43 509,4 557,-40C565,-48 576,-53 588,-53C594,-53 601,-48 605,-39C608,-29 605,-13 601,8C595,34 575,60 537,80C499,101 457,117 415,130C404,134 396,134 392,131C387,129 385,123 388,114C389,106 400,94 419,79Z" ] } 5 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × × × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.