The story of 冬

winter

冬 depicts a thread which is knotted at two ends in its original form, then the simplified form of 仌(ice) is added. 仌 depicts the cracks on ice, which has the meaning of cold weather, while knot has the meaning of end or finish, so 冬 is used to represent the last season in a year, and such season is cold.

Vocabulary of 冬

  • 冬至 (winter solstice)
  • 殘冬 (late winter)

Classification

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