Spot 冬
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
冬 component
dōng · winter, 11th lunar month
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 冬
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue冬Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 冬 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
图=
囗
疼=
疒
佟=
亻
咚=
口
终=
纟
氡=
气
柊=
木
終=
糹
螽=
+虫
鼕=
鼓
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 冬 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
疼téng
Chinese character
HSK 3.0 · L2地图dìtúmap
HSK 3.0 · L3图书馆túshūguǎnlibrary
HSK 3.0 · L3终于zhōngyúat last
HSK 3.0 · L3图túdiagram
HSK 3.0 · L4图片túpiànpicture
HSK 3.0 · L4最终zuìzhōngfinal
HSK 3.0 · L4始终shǐzhōngfrom beginning to end
HSK 3.0 · L5疼痛téngtòngpain
HSK 3.0 · L5图画túhuàdrawing
HSK 3.0 · L5图书túshūbooks
HSK 3.0 · L5年终niánzhōngend of the year
HSK 3.0 · L6