字形：

甲骨文的"冬"字是编绳子的线用完了的示意图，由此产生终了的含义。现在的"冬"字上边是甲骨文的变体，下边是"冰"的异体，整个字的意思是年终的时候冷如寒冰的日子。

The oracle version of the character "冬", or winter, is a schematic drawing of the end of a braid, therefore "冬" means the end or to finish. The current version of the character "冬" is a simpler form of the oracle version, with the bottom section meaning ice. The whole character means icy days at the end of the year.

字义：

组词：

冬天(dōngtiān): winter

冬眠(dōngmián): hibernation

冬瓜(dōngguā): wax gourd

冬泳(dōngyǒng): winter outdoor swimming

冬至(dōngzhì): Winter Solstice

寒冬(hándōng): severe winter

1. 冬天这里下雪多吗?
    Dōngtiān zhèli xià xuě duō ma?
    Does it snow much in winter here?

2. 我是一个冬泳爱好者。
    Wǒ shì yí gè dōngyǒng àihàozhě.
    I am a winter swimmer.

3. 寒冬让这个城市看起来非常荒凉。
   Hándōng ràng zhège chéngshì kàn qǐlái fēicháng huāngliáng.
   Winter harshened the look of the city.

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