TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
冬
冬 ＝ 夂 ＋ 冫
ㄉㄨㄥ · dōng
noun — winter
字源 FORM — what the parts do
夂義a knotted cord-end — the old graph for 終, "the end" — now just the top crossing strokes
冫義two strokes of ice
The top, 夂, is the old picture of a cord tied off at both ends — the original graph for 終, the end. Set ice (冫) beneath it: the iced-over close of the year — winter. From the year's last season: 冬天, 寒冬; the depth of it, 冬至, 隆冬.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
繩子兩端打了結（夂），底下結著冰（冫）——一年到頭，冬。
The cord knotted off at both ends (夂), ice (冫) beneath — the year run out: winter.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)冬天、冬季— winter常用
→冬至、隆冬— the depth of winter
⇒寒冬— cold winter, hard times
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension