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chūn

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chūn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chūn | chun1
English translation
old variant of chūn [chūn]
spring (time)
gay
joyful
youthful
love
lust
life
surname Chun
springtime; joyful, lustful, wanton

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About chūn

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

chūn

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Time morpheme / 时语素 Shí yǔsù

Learning hint

sun

Etymology of chūn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿱?

Semantic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and tún represents the sound.

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Example sentences using chūn

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chūn huí 大地 dà dì ,万象更新 wàn xiàng gēng xīn .

Spring comes round to the earth again and everything looks fresh and gay.

一年 zhī 在于 zàiyú chūn , 一日之计在于 chén .

Make your whole year's plans in spring, and your day's plan early in the morning.

Bǎi diǎo 齐鸣报春 dào .

The song of birds heralds the approach of spring.

chūn mián 不觉 bù jué xiǎo .

In spring, one sleeps and wakes up to find it is already day.

chūn huí 大地 dà dì , 万物 wàn wù 复苏 fù sū shì 令人 lìng rén 异常 yìcháng 喜悦 xǐyuè de Duàn 时光 shíguāng .

The return of spring, and the revivification of nature, is a period hailed with uncommon delight.

Words with chūn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
chūn gay chūn
春天 chūn tiān spring (season)春天 chūn tiān
青春 qīngchūn youth青春 qīngchūn
春节 Chūn jié Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)春節
青春期 qīng chūn qī puberty青春期 qīng chūn qī
春季 chūn jì springtime春季 chūn jì
长春 Cháng chūn Changchun subprovincial city and capital of Jilin province 吉林省 Jí lín Shěng in northeast China長春
春运 chūn yùn (increased) passenger transportation around Chinese New Year春運
春假 chūn jià spring break春假 chūn jià
春秋 Chūn qiū year春秋 Chūn qiū
新春 xīn chūn the beginning of Spring新春 xīn chūn
常春藤 cháng chūn téng ivy常春藤 cháng chūn téng
春光 chūn guāng scenes of springtime春光 chūn guāng
李宇春 Lǐ Yǔ chūn Li Yuchun aka Chris Lee (1984-), Chinese pop singer李宇春 Lǐ Yǔ chūn
春卷 chūn juǎn egg roll春捲
春梦 chūn mèng spring dream春夢
春日 Chūn rì Chunri or Chunjih township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县 Píng dōng Xiàn [Píng​dōng​Xiàn], Taiwan春日 Chūn rì
春耕 chūn gēng to plow a field in the spring春耕 chūn gēng
春药 chūn yào aphrodisiac春藥
长春市 Cháng chūn shì Changchun subprovincial city and capital of Jilin province 吉林省 Jí lín Shěng in northeast China長春市
青春痘 qīng chūn dòu acne青春痘 qīng chūn dòu
开春 kāi chūn beginning of spring開春
春色 chūn sè colors of spring春色 chūn sè
春风得意 chūn fēng dé yì flushed with success春風得意

chūn Decomposition & Compounds

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chūn Decomposition

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chūn Compounds

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  • chūn
    • chǔn , 椿 chūn , chūn , , , , , , , chūn , , , , , , , chūn
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