• 1382nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 51 words
  • Component in 9 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dōng (dong1)winter
2. dōng (Dong1)surname Dong
3. dōng (dong1)sound of beating a drum • onomatopoeia for rat-a-tat etc

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

冬天 
冬季 

Uncommon

冬瓜 
冬眠 
寒冬 
过冬 (過冬)

RareShow 45

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.