Chinese

青春

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən⁵⁵/
springtime; spring
  • HSK 4
  • TOCFL 7

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Origin

Perhaps from "green" and "spring", the color and season associated with the Wu Xing element "Wood", which is associated with vitality.

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Lineage

  • characterChinese青 “blue-green ("grue"); blue (of sky, stone etc.); green (of grass, plants, mountains etc.)”
    • soundChinese生 “to live; to subsist; to exist”
      • ideaChinese屮 “new birth of plant”
      • ideaChinese一 “one”
    • soundChinese井 “well (a hole sunk into the ground) (Classifier: 口; 眼)”
  • characterChinese春 “spring (season)”
    • meaningChinese艸 “grass”
    • soundChinese屯 “village; hamlet”
    • meaningChinese日 “Sun”

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