1. 冬
  2. 眠

冬

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

Decomposition

1Once
冬→
夂⺀
2Radical
冬→
夂go⺀dot
3Graphical
冬→
㇇㇏㇒⺀

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.
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Appears In

冬 also appears in:
图终疼咚佟氡螽終笗

Example Words

Common

冬天 
冬季 

Uncommon

冬瓜 
冬眠 
寒冬 
过冬 (過冬)

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眠

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  • 1983rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 27 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
眠→
目民
2Radical
眠→
目eye巳oneself㇂N/A一one
3Graphical
眠→
口二丨匚乚㇂一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. mián (mian2)sleep

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 眠 mián (mian2)The component 民 is pronounced as 'mín' (min2). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 眠 mián (mian2)The component 目 is pronounced as 'mù' (mu4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

失眠 

Uncommon

入眠 
睡眠 

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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.
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