懂中文 Dong Chinese

春

chūn

spring

Depicts the season when the sun (日) comes out and plants (艹, 屯) grow. 屯 also represents the sound.

Components
艹 iconic component

艹  Iconic component

cao, cǎo

  

grass

屯 sound,iconic component

屯  Sound Iconic component

tún, zhūn

  

village

Depicts a recently germinated plant.

日 iconic component

日  Iconic component

rì

  

sun

Evolution

春 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
春 Bronze script Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

Bronze script

Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
春 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
春 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
春 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

春  

chūn

spring; wanton; spring (season); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life

春  

Chūn

surname Chun

春 (旾) 

chūn

old variant of 春[chūn]

Most common words with 春
Freq.
Word
Meaning

春

gay

春天

spring (season)

青春

youth

春节

Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)

青春期

puberty

Component uses

Sound component in 4 characters (1 verified)

蠢 椿 蝽 鰆