dōng冬（鼕）
冬（鼕）
archaic
onomatopoeia
Meaning of 冬
冬 means dong; thud; sound of a drumbeat. Pronounced dōng.
- dong; thud; sound of a drumbeat
Character Info
Radical冫
Strokes5
Components
冫
夂
Stroke Order
冬
Definitions & Examples
Gǔ古
wén文
zhōng中
，
“
dōng冬
”
yǒu有
shí时
yòng用
lái来
mó模
nǐ拟
gǔ鼓
shēng声
。
In classical texts, '冬' was sometimes used to imitate the sound of a drum.
Zhàn战
gǔ鼓
dōng冬
dōng冬
，
shì士
bīng兵
men们
shì士
qì气
gāo高
zhǎng涨
。
With the war drums booming, the soldiers' morale soared.
Tīng听
dào到
dōng冬
dōng冬
de的
qiāo敲
mén门
shēng声
，
tā他
pǎo跑
qù去
kāi开
mén门
。
Hearing the thudding knock on the door, he ran to open it.
Miào庙
huì会
shàng上
，
luó锣
gǔ鼓
xuān喧
tiān天
，
dōng冬
dōng冬
zuò作
xiǎng响
。
At the temple fair, gongs and drums filled the air with a booming sound.
Zhè这
ge个
nǐ拟
shēng声
cí词
zài在
xiàn现
dài代
Hàn汉
yǔ语
zhōng中
tōng通
cháng常
xiě写
zuò作
“
dōng咚
”
。
This onomatopoeia is usually written as '咚' in modern Chinese.
Common Words
冬天dōngtiān
winter; winter season
冬季dōngjì
winter; winter season
冬至dōngzhì
winter solstice; solar term (around Dec 21-23)
冬眠dōngmián
hibernate; winter dormancy
立冬lìdōnɡ
solar term; beginning of winter
寒冬hándōng
cold winter; wintertime
严冬 / 嚴冬yándōng
severe winter; harsh winter; bitter winter
冬装 / 冬裝dōngzhuāng
winter clothing; winter wear
冬泳dōngyǒng
winter swimming