winter
冬 is the coldest season: 冬天 and 冬季 mean winter, and 过冬 means getting through it.
GF0025–2021 character list · 二级WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
ZDIC: 会意. The modern shape writes a bent top piece over two separate dots; the dot pair is shown as a visual aid, not as a standalone character.
WHOLE CHARACTER
winter
冬 is the coldest season: 冬天 and 冬季 mean winter, and 过冬 means getting through it.
ZDIC: 会意. The modern shape writes a bent top piece over two separate dots; the dot pair is shown as a visual aid, not as a standalone character.
TOP: THE BENT 'END/GO' PIECE
a bound 'follow/go' graph (dictionary radical)
A bound piece that appears at the top or bottom of several characters; not a standalone modern word.
In 冬: top: the bent 'end/go' piece Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
BOTTOM: TWO SEPARATE DOTS (A VISUAL PAIR)
Notice this part of the shape; it is not taught as a separate word in this lesson.
In 冬: bottom: two separate dots (a visual pair) Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
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