Chūn qiū

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Source form: 春秋
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC) / Spring and Autumn Annals, chronicle of Lu State (722-481 BC)
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-90323e45b6e5a81b. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

春秋 春秋 [Chun1 qiu1] /Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC)/Spring and Autumn Annals, chronicle of Lu State (722-481 BC)/

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chūn qiū

All readings
Source form: 春秋
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
spring and autumn / four seasons / year / a person's age / annals (used in book titles)
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-35b630e63c6b778f. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

春秋 春秋 [chun1 qiu1] /spring and autumn/four seasons/year/a person's age/annals (used in book titles)/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

Reference information

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Character information

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  • 春
    chūn

    spring (season) / gay / joyful / youthful / love / lust / life

    Chūn

    surname Chun

  • 秋
    qiū

    autumn / fall / harvest time / used in 鞦韆|秋千[qiū qiān]

    Qiū

    surname Qiu

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.