春
chūn · spring💡 How to pronounce
ch → like the 'ch' in 'chop' with tongue curled back. ūn → like 'une' but with a high flat tone — steady, like a calm statement.
📖 The Story
The oracle bone script of spring shows the sun rising over sprouting seeds — the earth waking up. Spring is renewal, the season of planting, the color green, and new beginnings.
🎬 In Culture Today
Spring Festival (春节) is the most important holiday in China — you know it as Chinese New Year. Families travel across the country to reunite, exchange red envelopes, and share meals.
📝 Example Sentences
春节是中国最重要的节日。
Spring Festival is the most important holiday in China.
春天来了，花开了。
Spring has come, the flowers are blooming.