春日 (chūn rì) — spring day; springtime | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

spring dayspringtime

Examples

春日。
Wēn nuǎn de chūn rì zuì shì hé chū qù sàn bù.
Warm spring days are best for going out for a walk.
春日，。
chūn rì De yáng guāng zhào zài liǎn shàng, hěn shū fu.
The spring sunshine on my face feels very comfortable.
春日。
Wǒ yǒu yí gè jì yì shēn kè de chūn rì.
I have a spring day that left a deep impression on me.

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 means spring, and 日 means day, giving a day in spring or springtime.

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.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

日 originally drew the sun. A mark was added inside to tell it apart from similar square shapes.

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