春 — Chinese character
春
chūn
springtime; joyful, lustful, wanton
- Pinyin
- chūn
- Radical
- 72 ⽇ (Sun)
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- 日
- Formation
- pictophonetic — sun; meaning component 日
- Japanese
- 春 as a kanji
Common words with 春
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 青春 | qīng chūn | youth; youthfulness |
| 春天 | chūn tiān | spring (season); 个 (gè) |
| 春秋 | chūn qiū | spring and autumn; four seasons |
| 春季 | chūn jì | springtime |
| 新春 | xīn chūn | the beginning of Spring; the 10 or 20 days following the lunar New Year's Day |
| 春风 (春風) | chūn fēng | spring breeze; (fig.) pleasant demeanor; serene atmosphere; favorable conditions |
| 青春期 | qīng chūn qī | puberty; adolescence |
| 春日 | chūn rì | springtime |
| 春药 (春藥) | chūn yào | aphrodisiac |
| 春运 (春運) | chūn yùn | (increased) passenger transportation around Chinese New Year |
| 春光 | chūn guāng | scenes of springtime; the radiance of spring |
| 春雨 | chūn yǔ | spring rain; gift from above |
English words written with 春
春 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 1 · Analects 2 · Mencius 11 · Zhuangzi 21 · Doctrine of the Mean 1
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 20
- Analects 11.25
- Mencius 1B.4
- Mencius 3B.2
- Mencius 3B.9
- Mencius 4B.21
- Mencius 6B.7
- Mencius 7B.2
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