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springtime

HSK 2 N3
chūn
シュン
はる
Phonosemantic compound. 日 and 艹 represent the meaning and 屯 represents the sound.
Components
Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
Phonetic component
tún stockpile
village, hamlet
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Meaning component
day
sun
Notes
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)
Bronze
Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[Chūn]
surname Chun
[chūn]
spring (season); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life
Japanese
はる 同音

noun

  1. spring; springtime
  2. New Year
  3. prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); heyday
  4. adolescence; puberty
  5. sexuality; sexual desire
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
あずま
Azuma female given name
かず
Kazu female given name
しゅん
Shun female given name
しゅんみん
Shunmin given name
ちゆん
Chiyun unclassified name
とき
Toki female given name
なごし
Nagoshi given name
はじめ
Hajime female given name
はる
Haru female given name
はるさき
Harusaki surname
はるじ
Haruji unclassified name