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Character

春

chūn HSK 3
春 chūn HSK 3
  • 1. spring, the first of the four seasons (in China, from the Start of Spring to the Start of Summer, or the first to third lunar months)
  • 2. (lit.) a year's time
  • 3. sexual desire between men and women
  • 4. metaphor for vitality and life force
  • 5. a surname
Words using 春 as chūn (4)
  • 1 春天 chūn tiān — spring HSK 3
    • 春 spring (season)
    • 天 season/time (temporal suffix)
    Example

    春天来了，花都开了。

    chūn tiān lái le huā dōu kāi le

    Spring has come, and all the flowers have bloomed.

  • 2 青春 qīng chūn — youth HSK 6
    • 青 young, fresh, green
    • 春 spring, springtime of life
    Example

    青春是人生最美好的时光。

    qīng chūn shì rén shēng zuì měi hǎo de shí guāng

    Youth is the most beautiful time in life.

  • 3 青春期 qīng chūn qī — adolescence HSK 6
    • 青 young, green (representing youth)
    • 春 spring (symbolizing the springtime of life)
    • 期 period, stage (indicating a phase of time)
    Example

    青春期是人生中重要的成长阶段。

    qīng chūn qī shì rén shēng zhōng zhòng yào de chéng zhǎng jiē duàn

    Adolescence is an important growth stage in life.

  • 4 新春 xīn chūn — Spring Festival HSK 7
    • 新 new, fresh, beginning
    • 春 spring (season), renewal
    Example

    我们祝大家新春快乐！

    wǒ men zhù dà jiā xīn chūn kuài lè

    We wish everyone a happy Spring Festival!

Structure & writing
春 chūn — spring, the first of the four seasons (in China, from the Start of Spring to the Start of Summer, or the first to third lunar months)
春 is a component in 1 characters
HSK 7
蠢 chǔn slow-witted, stupid, clumsy and inflexible

春 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order