春天
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
春天 (chūntiān) · spring (season)
春天 (chūntiān) means “spring (season)”. It is written with 2 characters: 春 (spring) + 天 (day). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 春天 is built
The characters
春 chūn · spring
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)
天 tiān · day
What 天 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: The heavens 一 above a man 大 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
春天来了。Chūntiān lái le.Spring is here.
你喜欢春天吗？Nǐ xǐhuan chūntiān ma?Do you like spring?
Questions about 春天
What does 春天 mean?
春天 (chūntiān) means “spring (season)”.
How do you pronounce 春天?
春天 is pronounced chūntiān.
Which HSK level is 春天?
春天 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 春节ChūnjiéSpring Festival (Chinese New Year)
- 春季chūnjìspring (season)
- 青春qīngchūnyouth
- 春chūnspring
- 白天báitiāndaytime
- 半天bàntiānhalf a day
- 后天hòutiānday after tomorrow
- 今天jīntiāntoday
- 明天míngtiāntomorrow
- 前天qiántiānday before yesterday
Learn 春天 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 2: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.