春意 (chūn yì) — the awakening / beginning of spring; spring atmosphere; (poetic) thoughts of love (associated with spring)

Definition

Literary noun evoking the mood or feeling of spring — blooms, warmth, new growth. In poetry it also carries romantic overtones, linking spring to budding love.

noun
the awakening / beginning of springspring atmosphere(poetic) thoughts of love (associated with spring)

Examples

  • 春意,。
    Gōng yuán lǐ dào chù shì chūn yì, huā r dōu kāi le.
    The park is full of spring atmosphere — all the flowers have bloomed.
  • 春意。
    Zhè fú huà biǎo xiàn le nóng nóng de chūn yì.
    This painting conveys a strong sense of spring.
  • 春意。
    Shī cí zhōng cháng jiè chūn yì lái miáo xiě shào nǚ huái chūn zhī qíng.
    In poetry, 'spring feeling' is often used to describe a young woman's budding romantic feelings.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

春chūnspring
意yìfeeling

春 (spring) with 意 (feeling) names the feeling or atmosphere of spring.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
艸艸cǎograss
日日rìsun
Sound part声符shēngfú
屯
屯tún春chūn
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

春 combines 艸 (grass) and 日 (sun) with 屯, which supplies the sound and is described as a swollen sprout.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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