今冬 (jīn dōng) — this winter

Definition

noun
this winter
Easily confused

Examples

  • 今冬。
    jīn dōng De tiān qì bǐ qù nián gèng lěng.
    This winter's weather is colder than last year's.
  • 今冬。
    Wǒ jì huà jīn dōng qù nán fāng lǚ xíng.
    I plan to travel south this winter.
  • 今冬。
    jīn dōng De xuě bǐ wǎng nián dà de duō.
    The snow this winter is much heavier than in previous years.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

今jīnpresent
冬dōngwinter

今 present and 冬 winter combine to mean this winter.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

One explanation sees the shape as an upside-down mouth with a line below it, giving the idea of not speaking.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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