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冬 (dōng): Winter — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 冬

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 冬 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 冬

冬 stroke order diagram
3.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 冬

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4.

How to Use 冬

season words

冬 + time/season

The core learner-friendly meaning is the season itself and its common phrase form.

冬天 • dōng tiān • winter • HSK 3.0 · L3
5.

Example Sentences

èr二
yuè月
tōng通
cháng常
shì是
dōng冬
jì

Information

Pinyindōng
Meaningwinter
Strokes5
Radical夂
Traditional鼕
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#392
Zhuyinㄉㄨㄥ
UnicodeU+51AC
CangjieHEY
HSK 3.0 · L3
dōng冬
tiān天

winter

寒冬 • hán dōng • severe winter; bitter cold winter • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
hán寒
dōng冬

severe winter; bitter cold winter

季
zuì最
lěng冷
de的
yuè月
fèn份
。

February is usually the coldest month of winter.

dōng冬
rì日
yáng阳
guāng光
hěn很
wēn温
nuǎn暖
。

Winter sunlight is very warm.

běi北
jīng京
de的
dōng冬
hěn很
lěng冷
。

Beijing's winter is very cold.

běi北
fāng方
de的
dōng冬
tiān天
tè特
bié别
hán寒
lěng冷
。

Winter in the north is especially cold

mā妈
ma妈
yòng用
dōng冬
guā瓜
zhǔ煮
le了
yì一
guō锅
tāng汤
。

Mom cooked a pot of soup with winter melon

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