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Chinese symbol for “winter”

冬天
dōng tiān
winter

The closest CC-CEDICT match for winter is 冬天 (dōng tiān), defined as: winter.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

冬 dōng
winter, 11th lunar month
radical 15 ⼎ · 5 strokes
天 tiān
sky, heaven; god, celestial
radical 37 ⼤ · 4 strokes

Other Chinese words for “winter”

WordPinyinMeaning
冬季dōng jìwinter
冬dōngwinter
冬令dōng lìngwinter; winter climate

Related words

Other words that share a character with 冬天.

WordPinyinMeaning
冬季dōng jìwinter
寒冬hán dōngcold winter
冬眠dōng miánto hibernate; hibernation
过冬 (過冬)guò dōngto get through the winter
冬日dōng rìwintertime
今天jīn tiāntoday; the present time; now
每天měi tiānevery day
明天míng tiāntomorrow

See also: Japanese symbol for “winter”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.