chūn
spring
Phonosemantic compound. 日 and 艹 represent the meaning and 屯 represents the sound.
Components
Evolution
![春 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC) 春 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E6%98%A5_0.png)
Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)![春 Bronze script Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC) 春 Bronze script Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E6%98%A5_9.png)
Bronze script
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)![春 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD) 春 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E6%98%A5_19.png)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)![春 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD) 春 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E6%98%A5_21.png)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 春
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
gay | ||
spring (season) | ||
youth | ||
Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) | ||
puberty |
Sources