冬

Glyph origin
or.


 * Bronze script and Chu slip script


 * Composed of the early form of 終|終 (“end”, as well phonetic), here represented by Shuowen ancient script 終-ancient.svg, + . In bronze script, (日-bronze.svg) was inside 終-ancient.svg. In Chu slip script,  (日-silk.svg) was below 終-ancient.svg (終-silk.svg).


 * Seal script, Qin clerical script and after


 * Composed of 終-ancient.svg (“end”, as well phonetic) +.

Etymology 1
Possibly related to. Sagart (ibid.) also proposes cognacy to 🇨🇬,, , 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, Proto-🇨🇬.

Definitions

 * 1) winter
 * 2)  winter solstice
 * 3)  year
 * 4)   the second day of a month
 * 1)  year
 * 2)   the second day of a month

Etymology 1
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From, from.

Noun

 * 1) winter

Etymology 2
From.

Affix

 * 1) winter

Etymology
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Etymology
Compare 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) winter