spring (the season) (春季, 春节); life; vigor (大地回春)
春 is spring — the season of beginnings and new life.
GF0025–2021 character list · 二级WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
Structural hint of the written shape, not an exact stroke sequence: the three-plus-person top (strokes interleave) over the sun radical. ZDIC marks 会意 without naming pieces.
WHOLE CHARACTER
spring (the season) (春季, 春节); life; vigor (大地回春)
春 is spring — the season of beginnings and new life.
Structural hint of the written shape, not an exact stroke sequence: the three-plus-person top (strokes interleave) over the sun radical. ZDIC marks 会意 without naming pieces.
TOP GROUP (THREE HORIZONTALS CROSSED BY THE PERSON FORM)
Notice this part of the shape; it is not taught as a separate word in this lesson.
In 春: top group (three horizontals crossed by the person form) Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
BOTTOM SUN PIECE (THE RADICAL 日)
sun; day
日 gives a sun/day/time clue in combined characters.
In 春: bottom sun piece (the radical 日) ZDIC lists 日 as the radical.
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