冬天
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
冬天 (dōngtiān) · winter
冬天 (dōngtiān) means “winter”. It is written with 2 characters: 冬 (winter) + 天 (day). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 冬天 is built
The characters
冬 dōng · winter
What 冬 is made of
- 夂zhǐ — to go
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 又yòu — (once) again
- ⺀ — ice
Origin hint: A man walking 夂 on ice ⺀ (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
天 tiān · day
What 天 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: The heavens 一 above a man 大 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
冬天很冷。Dōngtiān hěn lěng.Winter is very cold.
你喜欢冬天还是夏天？Nǐ xǐhuan dōngtiān háishi xiàtiān?Do you prefer winter or summer?
Questions about 冬天
What does 冬天 mean?
冬天 (dōngtiān) means “winter”.
How do you pronounce 冬天?
冬天 is pronounced dōngtiān.
Which HSK level is 冬天?
冬天 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 冬季dōngjìwinter
- 冬dōngwinter
- 白天báitiāndaytime
- 半天bàntiānhalf a day
- 后天hòutiānday after tomorrow
- 今天jīntiāntoday
- 明天míngtiāntomorrow
- 前天qiántiānday before yesterday
- 天气tiānqìweather
- 星期天xīngqītiānSunday
Learn 冬天 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 55: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.