Meaning
spring (time); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust
Chinese: 时间。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “chun” becomes a different word in each tone. 春 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 春天chūn tiānspring (season)
- 青春qīng chūnyouth; youthfulness
- 春季chūn jìspringtime
- 青春期qīng chūn qīpuberty; adolescence
- 发春fā chūnin heat
Example Sentence
春天来了，万物开始生长。Chūn tiān lái le, wàn wù kāi shǐ shēng zhǎng.Spring has come, and everything begins to grow.
春天Chūn tiānspring (season)来láito come了le(completed action)，万物wàn wùall things开始kāi shǐto begin生长shēng zhǎngto grow。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
Sprouting plants over the sun (日): under the warming sun, plants push up — the season ‘spring’.
A way to remember it
The sun (日) coaxing plants up — spring.