What does 春 mean in Chinese?

春 (chūn) means "spring" in Chinese. The new HSK exam expects you to recognise it at HSK 3.

How do you write 春?

春 is written with 9 strokes, starting from the 日 (sun) radical and following standard Chinese stroke order (top to bottom, left to right). See the interactive stroke-order tool for the full animation.

What is the radical of 春?

The radical of 春 is 日 (sun, Kangxi radical #72). Other common HSK characters using the same radical include 时, 明, 日, 是.

How many strokes does 春 have?

The Chinese character 春 has 9 strokes.

What HSK level is 春?

On the new HSK exam syllabus, 春 is a character to recognise at HSK 3 and to write by hand at HSK 3.

春 (chūn): Meaning, Stroke Order, Radical & Examples

春

chūn

spring

HSK 3 character 9 strokes Radical: 日 (sun)

Quick Answer

春 (chūn) means "spring" with 9 strokes, radical 日 (sun), HSK 3 on the new exam.

Full dictionary entry for 春 →Animated stroke-order for 春 →

Pronunciation

chūn

Meaning

Primary: spring

Etymology

Three people under the sun — spring

Mnemonic hooks the visual decomposition to a memorable image. The full oracle-bone to modern evolution is being added character-by-character via the Phase 13 etymology pass.

Decomposition

春=三component+人component+日radical

Breaking a character into its components makes it far easier to recall. Each component above links to its own detail page.

Basic info

Pinyin	chūn
Meanings	spring
Stroke count	9 strokes
Radical	日 (#72: sun)
New HSK exam	Recognise at HSK 3, write by hand at HSK 3
Frequency	#502 most common

Example sentences

春天很美丽。
Chūntiān hěn měilì.
Spring is very beautiful.
From 春
青春充满了希望。
Qīngchūn chōngmǎn le xīwàng.
青春充满了希望
From 青春 (HSK 6)
春节是中国最重要的节日。
Chūnjié shì Zhōngguórén zuì zhòngyào de chuántǒng jiérì, jiājiāhùhù dōu yào tuánjù.
Spring Festival is the most important traditional holiday for Chinese people, and every family gathers together.
From 春节