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winter 冬
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Typically, 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.
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Used in these characters:
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终
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| end, finish, death
zhōng
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糸
冬
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Left: thread 纟/糸, right: winter 冬 (With an upturned foot 夂 on the ice 冫- it's winter)
The thread (of life) comes in winter to an end with the death.
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图
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| picture, diagram, drawing, chart
tú
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囗
冬
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Frame 囗 and inside: Winter: 冬 (With an upturned foot 夂 on the ice 冫- it's winter) [夂 is typically seen as image of sitting cross-legged]
In the frame is a winterly picture.
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冬
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| winter
dōng
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冬
冫
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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)
With an upturned foot on the ice: It is winter.
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疼
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| (it) hurts, ache, pain, sore
téng
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疒
冬
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Left: disease 疒 (An ice-冫-cold building 广 makes sick.), below: winter 冬 (With an upturned foot 夂 on the ice 冫in the winter.)
A disease like winter: It hurts.
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咚
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JLPT no HSK |
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| boom (of a drum), a thumping sound
dōng
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口
冬
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Left: mouth 口, right: winter 冬 (With an upturned foot 夂 on the ice 冫- it's winter.)
The sound (= what comes out of the mouth) when sb. with an upturned foot is falling on the ice is: boom!
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佟
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JLPT no HSK |
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| surname Tong
tóng
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人
冬
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Left: person 人, right: winter 冬 (With an upturned foot 夂 on the ice 冫- it's winter.)
This person's name is: winter, Mr. Tong.
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