Definitions

1. 1. have training in the coldest days of winter and the hottest days of summer

Components

• 冬 dōng – winter
• 冬 Dōng – surname Dong
• 练 liàn – to practice
• 三 Sān – surname San
• 九 jiǔ – nine
• 夏 Xià – PN:the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC
• 三伏 sān fú – three periods forming the hottest periods of summer, from mid-July to mid-August, namely: 初伏 (mid-July), 中伏 (late July to early August), 末伏 (mid-August)