dōng

冬

Character · OnomatopoeiaTraditional鼕

same as 'dong'; onomatopoeia for drum sounds

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

onomatopoeia

dong; thud; sound of a drumbeat

archaic

Archaic variant used to represent the sound of a drum. In modern usage, '咚' is more common.

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.

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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.