Memory phrase for the character: 冬

冬

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Meaning

winter

Pronunciation

 dōng

Explanation

 Top: sitting cross-legged or upturned foot 夂, below: ice 冫 (夂 is a picture of sb. sitting cross-legged, but often also used as: upturned foot)

Mnemonic
 
With an upturned foot on the ice: It is winter.

Radicals

冬 winterTypically, the upper part is understood as sitting 夂 cross-legged. In some cases, however, it is also understood as a twisted foot, as here in winter 冬 when you twist your foot on the ice 冫.
冫 iceThis radical is similar to “water 氵”. However, it has one stroke less. In this sense: Water that no longer flows is ice.
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 Vocabulary

冬天 dōng tiān  winter
越冬 yuè dōng  to pass the winter; to overwinter; to hibernate
冬季 dōng jì  winter
冬季 dōng jì  

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