冬 dōng winter


Used as component 冬 in :终 zhōng
Made with 5 strokes.

Originally a representation of falling branches with leaves or fruit

Ancient small seal form Small seal

Sounds same

东 dōng (east)

Different tone

懂 dǒng (to understand) ; 动 dòng (to use)

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Pronunciation

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stroke order for 冬
Stroke order for character 冬, kindly provided under Wikimedia creative commons license ➚

Also

冬至 Dōngzhì Dongzhi Festival