立 冬

Lì dōngdictionary entry

Lidong or Start of Winter, 19th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-21st November

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Original source entry:

立冬 立冬 [Li4 dong1] /Lidong or Start of Winter, 19th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-21st November/

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立
lì
to stand / to set up / to establish / to lay down / to draw up / at once / immediately
Lì
surname Li
冬
dōng
winter / (onom.) beating a drum / rat-a-tat
Dōng
surname Dong

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