纯纯 (chún chún) — (adjective, reduplicated) pure; innocent (with…

Definition

Reduplicated form of 纯, used colloquially in speech and online to mean 'pure / innocent' with a vivid, endearing tone — often modifying smiles, eyes, or a person's nature, more casual than plain 纯.

bound form

(adjective, reduplicated) pureinnocent (with a more vivid or colloquial tone than 纯 alone)

Examples

纯纯，。
Tā xiào dé hěn chún chún, xiàng gè hái zi yí yàng.
She smiled so innocently, like a child.
纯纯。
chún chún De yǎn shén ràng rén bù rěn xīn jù jué.
Those pure eyes make it hard to refuse.
，纯纯。
Zài yì qǐ zhè me jiǔ, tā hái shì nà me chún chún.
After all this time together, he's still so pure.

Origin

Reduplicated word

构词法gòucífǎ

重叠chóngdiéReduplication

A syllable said twice — for affection, for softness, or simply because that is how the word is said.

纯chúnpure

The single sense of 纯 is doubled for a vivid, innocent purity.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 純; 纯 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìthread

Sound part声符shēngfú

屯

屯tún純chún

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 純 pairs 糸 (thread) with 屯 as a sound part; the simplified 纯 is not the form described.

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