Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 冬

冬

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Meaning

 winter

Pronunciation

 TŌ
fuyu

Explanation

 Top: wristed or upturned foot 夂 (also the picture when sitting cross-legged), bottom: ⺀ (variant of ice 冫)

Mnemonic

With twisted feet on the ice: it's winter.

Radicals

夂 crossed legs(This radical is understood as sitting with crossed legs or upturned foot.)
冫 ice, freeze
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Vocabulary

冬 ふゆ winter
冬眠 とうみん hibernation/winter sleep

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