春
春 (chūn) means “spring”. It is made of 日 and has 9 strokes, and is an old HSK 3 word (HSK 2.0).
Break 春 into its parts
What 春 is made of
- 日 rì — sun; day
- 口 kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口 kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: sun (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
春 stroke order
Example sentences
春天来了，花都开了。Chūntiān lái le, huā dōu kāi le.Spring is here and the flowers are all blooming.
这里一年四季都像春天。Zhèlǐ yī nián sìjì dōu xiàng chūntiān.It's like spring here all year round.
Words with 春
- 春节ChūnjiéSpring Festival (Chinese New Year)
- 春天chūntiānspring (season)
- 春季chūnjìspring (season)
- 青春qīngchūnyouth
Also built with 日
- 冒màoto risk
- 旦dàndawn
- 旧jiùold
- 旨zhǐaim
- 早zǎoearly
- 旬xúnten-day period
- 旱hàndry
- 时shítime
- 旷kuàngbroad
- 旺wàngto flourish
- 昂ángto rise
- 昆kūnelder brother
Quick facts
| Pinyin | chūn |
|---|---|
| Meaning | spring |
| Strokes | 9 |
| Radical | 日 (sun, #72) |
| Pattern | Top–bottom |
| HSK | Old HSK 3 |
Questions about 春
What does 春 mean?
春 (chūn) means “spring”.
How many strokes does 春 have?
春 has 9 strokes.
What is the radical of 春?
The radical of 春 is 日 (rì, “sun”), Kangxi radical number 72.
What parts make up 春?
春 is made of 日 (sun; day).
Which HSK level is 春?
春 is in Old HSK 3.
Learn 春 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 3 · Group 4: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.