"冬" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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冬
Trad. 鼕
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 冫
Strokes 2
Composition
Strokes 5
Structure
Decomp. 夂冫
Prononciation
Mandarin dōng
Entry Methods
Pinyin dong1
Kanji /
Cangjie
 HEY
竹水卜
Sijiao 2730.3
Wubi TUU
CNS 11643 1-4576
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+51AC
GB2312 B6AC
BIG5 A556
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Level 3
冬 dōng (onom.) beating a drum / rat-a-tat
Results beginning with 冬
冬天 dōng tiān winter / CL:個|个[ge4]
冬季 dōng jì winter
冬瓜 dōng guā wax gourd (Cucurbitaceae, Benincasa hispida) / white gourd / white hairy melon / Chinese squash
冬眠 dōng mián to hibernate / hibernation
冬至 Dōng zhì Winter Solstice, 22nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 / 22nd December-5th January
冬青 dōng qīng holly
冬菇 dōng gū donko shiitake mushroom, a prized type of shiitake (Lentinula edodes) cultivated in winter, with thick flesh and partially open cap
冬笋 dōng sǔn winter bamboo shoots (smaller and tenderer as a result of being dug out before they come out of the soil)
冬令 dōng lìng winter / winter climate
冬衣 dōng yī winter clothes
冬菜 dōng cài preserved dried cabbage or mustard greens
冬闲 dōng xián slack winter season (farming)
冬月 Dōng yuè eleventh lunar month
冬粉 dōng fěn (Tw) cellophane noodles / mung bean vermicelli
冬耕 dōng gēng winter plowing
冬宫 Dōng gōng Winter Palace (St Petersburg) / Hermitage Museum
冬烘 dōng hōng shallow / uneducated
冬节 Dōng jié see 冬至[Dong1 zhi4]
冬山 Dōng shān Dongshan or Tungshan Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 Xian4], Taiwan
冬夏 dōng xià winter and summer
冬蛰 dōng zhé hibernation
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冬奥会 dōng ào huì Winter Olympics
冬青树 dōng qīng shù holly
冬不拉 dōng bù lā Dombra or Tambura, Kazakh plucked lute
冬令时 dōng lìng shí standard time (as opposed to daylight saving time 夏令時|夏令时[xia4 ling4 shi2])
冬山乡 Dōng shān xiāng Dongshan or Tungshan Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 Xian4], Taiwan
冬歇期 dōng xiē qī winter break
冬运会 dōng yùn huì winter games
冬至点 Dōng zhì diǎn the winter solstice
冬字头 dōng zì tóu name of "walk slowly" component 夂[zhi3] in Chinese characters
冬虫夏草 dōng chóng xià cǎo caterpillar fungus (Cordyceps sinensis)
冬病夏治 dōng bìng xià zhì to treat winter diseases in the summer (TCM)
冬残奥会 Dōng Cán ào huì Winter Paralympics
冬虫夏草 dōng chóng - xià cǎo caterpillar fungus (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) (The fungus grows within the body of a caterpillar, culminating in the emergence of a stalked fruiting body from the caterpillar's head, and is a much-prized and expensive ingredient used as a tonic in traditional Chinese medicine.)
冬季作战能力 dōng jì zuò zhàn néng lì winter warfare capability
Approximate Results for 冬
寒冬 hán dōng cold winter
过冬 guò dōng to get through the winter
越冬 yuè dōng to pass the winter / to overwinter / to live through the winter
严冬 yán dōng severe winter
初冬 chū dōng early winter
隆冬 lóng dōng midwinter / the depth of winter
麦冬 mài dōng dwarf lilyturf (Ophiopogon japonicus), whose tuber is used in TCM
立冬 Lì dōng Lidong or Start of Winter, 19th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 / 7th-21st November
忍冬 rěn dōng honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)
丁冬 dīng dōng (onom.) ding dong / jingling of bells / clanking sound
佳冬 Jiā dōng Chiatung township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
季冬 jì dōng final month of winter (i.e. twelfth month of lunar calendar)
款冬 kuǎn dōng coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara), plant in sunflower family Asteracae used a cough suppressant
门冬 mén dōng abbr. for 天門冬|天门冬[tian1 men2 dong1], asparagus
收冬 shōu dōng harvest season / autumn
小冬 xiǎo dōng Xiaodong (person name)
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天门冬 tiān mén dōng asparagus
越冬场  wintering ground
艾冬花 ài dōng huā coltsfoot flower (used in TCM) / Flos Farfarae
安冬格 ān dōng gé andoung
波塞冬 Bō sāi dōng Poseidon, God of the sea in Greek mythology
波塞冬 Bō sài dōng Poseidon, god of the sea in Greek mythology
核冬天 hé dōng tiān nuclear winter
佳冬乡 Jiā dōng xiāng Chiatung township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
麦门冬 mài mén dōng dwarf lilyturf (Ophiopogon japonicus), whose tuber is used in TCM
默冬章 mò dōng zhāng Metonic cycle
乌冬面 wū dōng miàn udon noodles
亚冬会 Yà dōng huì Asian Winter Games
无冬无夏 wú dōng wú xià regardless of the season / all the year round
过冬帐篷  winterized tent
残冬腊月 cán dōng là yuè final days of the lunar year
春夏秋冬 chūn xià qiū dōng the four seasons / spring, summer, autumn and winter
过冬准备 guò dōng zhǔn bèi winterization / winterizing
南飞过冬 nán fēi guò dōng (of birds) to migrate south for the winter
水麦冬科 shuǐ mài dōng kē Juncaginaceae
天冬氨酸 tiān dōng ān suān aspartic acid (Asp), an amino acid
天冬酰胺 tiān dōng xiān àn asparagine (Asn), an amino acid
天门冬科 tiān mén dōng kē Asparagaceae, family of flowering plants which includes asparagus
各拉丹冬峰 Gè lā dān dōng fēng Mount Geladaindong or Geladandong in Qinghai (6621 m), the main peak of the Tanggula mountain range 唐古拉山脈|唐古拉山脉[Tang2 gu3 la1 Shan1 mai4]
各拉丹冬山 Gè lā dān dōng shān Mount Geladaindong or Geladandong in Qinghai (6621 m), the main peak of the Tanggula mountain range 唐古拉山脈|唐古拉山脉[Tang2 gu3 la1 Shan1 mai4]
天冬氨酸转氨酶  aspartate aminotransferase
天冬苯丙二肽酯 tiān dōng běn bǐng èr tài zhǐ aspartame C14H18N2O (artificial sweetener)
天冬门酸苯丙胺 tiān dōng mén suān běn bǐng àn amphetamine aspartate
亚洲冬季运动会 yà zhōu dōng jì yùn dòng huì Asian
联合国紧急冬季救济项目  United Nations Emergency Winter Relief Project
南极冬季平流层绕极涡旋  winter Antarctic stratospheric circumpolar vortex
春生，夏长，秋收，冬藏 chūn shēng , xià zhǎng , qiū shōu , dōng cáng sow in spring, develop in summer, harvest in autumn, store in winter (idiom)
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