dōng = du + (e)ng1
winter
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surname Dong
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(onom.) beating a drum / rat-a-tat
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How to pronounce 冬

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= du initial

Du is for Doggy Dog.

By Matthias • updated 24 days ago
+ (e)ng1 final

In front of the engine.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

冬 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
Character component without intrinsic meaning
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zhǐ = zh + Ø3
"walk slowly" component in Chinese characters / see also 冬字頭|冬字头[dong1 zi4 tou2]
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bīng = bi + (e)ng1
"ice" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 15), occurring in 冰[bing1], 次[ci4] etc, known as 兩點水|两点水[liang3 dian3 shui3]
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Characters with 冬 as component

= tu + Ø2
diagram / picture / drawing / chart / map / CL:張|张[zhang1] / to plan / to scheme / to attempt / to pursue / to seek
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téng = t + (e)ng2
(it) hurts; sore / to love dearly
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téng = t + (e)ng2
(it) hurts / sore / to love dearly
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Words with 冬

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name of "walk slowly" component 夂[zhi3] in Chinese characters
(Tw) cellophane noodles; mung bean vermicelli

Sentences with 冬

冬 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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