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  1. Spring Season

  2. Harusame / Spring Rain

  3. Wing Chun

  4. Ivy

  5. Wing Chun Fist

  6. The Four Seasons

  7. A Moment of Time is as Precious as Gold

  8. Healing Hands

  9. Wing Chun Kung Fu

10. Tai Chi Wing Chun Kung Fu

11. You must endure a harsh winter to appreciate the warmth of springtime

12. Appreciation and Love for Your Parents


Spring Season

 chūn
 haru
 
Spring Season Scroll

春 is the word/character used to describe the Spring season in Chinese and Japanese.

Harusame / Spring Rain

 chūn yǔ
 harusame
Harusame / Spring Rain Scroll

春雨 is a Japanese name that means gentle spring rain or gift from above.

It has the same meaning (and can be a given name) in Chinese.

 yǒng chūn
 wing2 cheun1
 ei haru
Wing Chun Scroll

詠春 is a martial arts technique that has an oral history (versus a written one) so very little can be said for sure about its origins.
Wing Chun (or Wing Cheun) is a Chinese martial art that emphasizes short combat strokes.

The characters 詠春 literally mean “Singing Spring” (as in springtime).

If you are wondering, the spelling and pronunciation of this martial arts style in English come from the Cantonese pronunciation of these characters. The second character sounds similar in both Mandarin and Cantonese, but the first is quite different.

Note: This title can be pronounced in Japanese, but only a Japanese practitioner of Wing Chun would recognize or understand this title. It is not considered a Japanese word or martial art at all.

 cháng chūn téng
Ivy Scroll

This is a common way to write “ivy” in Chinese.
There are varieties of ivy plant, and other ways to say ivy in Chinese but this version is probably the nicest. It's the one you would use if writing a poem about ivy etc.

If you want the actual meaning, this is, “Always Young Vine,” or “Ever Living Vine.” The literal meaning of the characters is more like, “Always Spring[time] Vine.” But Spring can have other representations in Chinese such as new life, youth, freshness, joyfulness, etc.

Wing Chun Fist

 yǒng chūn quán
 wing chun kuen
Wing Chun Fist Scroll

詠春拳 is the title for the “Wing Chun” school of martial arts but with the addition of the character for “fist” at the end. So this is “Wing Chun Fist” or literally “Singing Spring Fist.”

There are lots of alternate Cantonese romanizations for this, such as “Wing Chun Kuen,” “Wing Tsun Cheun,” “Eng Chun Pai,” and “Wing Ceon Kyun.” The characters are the same; just the lack of a standard Cantonese romanization means that people make up their own based on what they think it sounds like.

The Four Seasons

 chūn xià qiū dōng
 shunkashuutou
The Four Seasons Scroll

春夏秋冬 is one way to express “The Four Seasons “ or “All Year Round “.

The characters here represent Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall), and Winter.

A Moment of Time is as Precious as Gold

 shunshouikkoku
A Moment of Time is as Precious as Gold Scroll

春宵一刻 is a Japanese proverb that means “A moment of time in a spring evening (is worth a thousand pieces of gold).”

Healing Hands

 miào shǒu huí chūn
Healing Hands Scroll

妙手回春 can be translated as “healing hands.”

The first two characters are used to describe a doctor or medical professional who has admirable skills in curing disease. Literally: Wonderful or skilled hands.

The last two characters mean “Springing back to life.”

Altogether, it suggests that these skilled hands can cure whatever ails you and bring you back to life. 妙手回春 is a great honor to bestow on your doctor or other healthcare professionals that have helped you.

Wing Chun Kung Fu

 yǒng chūn gōng fu
 wing cheun gung fu
Wing Chun Kung Fu Scroll

詠春功夫 is Wing Chun Kung Fu.

The first two characters literally mean “Singing Spring” (as in springtime).

The last two are “Kung Fu” (high skill).

Tai Chi Wing Chun Kung Fu

 tài jí yǒng chūn gōng fu
Tai Chi Wing Chun Kung Fu Scroll

太極詠春功夫 is the title Tai Chi Wing Chun Kung Fu.

Please note that it can be romanized in a variety of ways such as:
Tai Chi Ving Tsun Kung Fu
Tai Qi Yong Chun Gong Fu
Taai Gik Wing Ceon Gung Fu

Be sure this is the right title for what you are looking for before you order.

You must endure a harsh winter to appreciate the warmth of springtime

You must know hardship to appreciate happiness

 bù jīng dōng hán bù zhī chūn nuǎn
You must endure a harsh winter to appreciate the warmth of springtime Scroll

This literally translates as: Without having experienced the cold of winter, one cannot appreciate the warmth of spring.

Figuratively, this means: One cannot truly appreciate happiness without having gone through hardship.

There are many contrasts in life. One simply cannot fully know what joy is without having experienced misery, difficulty, and pain. How could you explain “light” if you did not have “darkness” to compare it to?

Embrace hardship, as it makes the good times seem even better.

Appreciation and Love for Your Parents

 shuí yán cùn cǎo xīn bào dé sān chūn huī
Appreciation and Love for Your Parents Scroll

誰言寸草心報得三春暉 is the last line of a famous poem. It is perceived as a tribute or ode to your parents or mother from a child or children that have left home.

The poem was written by Meng Jiao during the Tang Dynasty (about 1200 years ago). The Chinese title is “You Zi Yin” which means “The Traveler's Recite.”

The last line as shown here speaks of the generous and warm spring sunlight which gives the grass far beyond what the little grass can could ever give back (except perhaps by showing its lovely green leaves and flourishing). The metaphor is that the sun is your mother or parents, and you are the grass. Your parents raise you and give you all the love and care you need to prepare you for the world. A debt that you can never repay, nor is repayment expected.

The first part of the poem (not written in the characters to the left) suggests that the thread in a loving mother's hands is the shirt of her traveling offspring. Vigorously sewing while wishing them to come back sooner than they left.
...This part is really hard to translate into English that makes any sense but maybe you get the idea. We are talking about a poem that is so old that many Chinese people would have trouble reading it (as if it was the King James Version of Chinese).


Not the results for 春 that you were looking for?

Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your search...

Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

see styles
chūn
    chun1
ch`un
    chun
 haru
    はる

More info & calligraphy:

Spring Season
spring (season); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life
(n,adv) (1) spring; springtime; (2) New Year; (3) prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); heyday; (4) adolescence; puberty; (5) sexuality; sexual desire; (personal name) Haruji

春雨

see styles
chūn yǔ
    chun1 yu3
ch`un yü
    chun yü
 shunu; harusame
    しゅんう; はるさめ

More info & calligraphy:

Harusame / Spring Rain
spring rain; gift from above
(1) gentle spring rain; (2) (はるさめ only) thin noodles made from bean starch (or potato starch); (female given name) Harusame

詠春


咏春

see styles
yǒng chūn
    yong3 chun1
yung ch`un
    yung chun

More info & calligraphy:

Wing Chun
Wing Chun; same as 詠拳|咏拳[yong3 chun1 quan2]; Yongchun - "Singing Spring Fist" (Chinese martial art)

常春藤

see styles
cháng chūn téng
    chang2 chun1 teng2
ch`ang ch`un t`eng
    chang chun teng

More info & calligraphy:

Ivy
ivy

詠春拳


咏春拳

see styles
yǒng chūn quán
    yong3 chun1 quan2
yung ch`un ch`üan
    yung chun chüan

More info & calligraphy:

Wing Chun Fist
Yongchun - "Singing Spring Fist" (Chinese martial art)

妙手回春

see styles
miào shǒu huí chūn
    miao4 shou3 hui2 chun1
miao shou hui ch`un
    miao shou hui chun

More info & calligraphy:

Healing Hands
(idiom) (of a doctor) to effect a miracle cure

春夏秋冬

see styles
chūn xià qiū dōng
    chun1 xia4 qiu1 dong1
ch`un hsia ch`iu tung
    chun hsia chiu tung
 shunkashuutou / shunkashuto
    しゅんかしゅうとう

More info & calligraphy:

The Four Seasons
the four seasons; spring, summer, autumn and winter
(n,adv) (yoji) spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter; the four seasons; (personal name) Hitotose

春宵一刻

see styles
 shunshouikkoku / shunshoikkoku
    しゅんしょういっこく
(expression) (yoji) a moment of time in a spring evening (is worth a thousand pieces of gold)


see styles
chūn
    chun1
ch`un
    chun
old variant of [chun1]
See:

こ春

see styles
 koharu
    こはる
(personal name) Koharu

一春

see styles
 kazuharu
    かずはる
(given name) Kazuharu

七春

see styles
 nanoha
    なのは
(female given name) Nanoha

万春

see styles
 maharu
    まはる
(female given name) Maharu

三春

see styles
sān chūn
    san1 chun1
san ch`un
    san chun
 sanshun
    さんしゅん
the three spring months
three spring months; (p,s,f) Miharu

上春

see styles
 ueharu
    うえはる
(surname) Ueharu

下春

see styles
 shimoharu
    しもはる
(surname) Shimoharu

中春

see styles
 nakaharu
    なかはる
(1) (obsolete) second month of the lunar calendar; (2) (obscure) 15th day of the second month of the lunar calendar (around mid-spring); (surname) Nakaharu

久春

see styles
 hisaharu
    ひさはる
(given name) Hisaharu

九春

see styles
 kyuushun / kyushun
    きゅうしゅん
(personal name) Kyūshun

二春

see styles
 jiharu
    じはる
(personal name) Jiharu

京春

see styles
 keishun / keshun
    けいしゅん
(given name) Keishun

亮春

see styles
 akiharu
    あきはる
(personal name) Akiharu

今春

see styles
 konshun
    こんしゅん
(n,adv) this spring; spring this year; (surname) Konparu

介春

see styles
 kaishun
    かいしゅん
(given name) Kaishun

仲春

see styles
 chuushun / chushun
    ちゅうしゅん
(obsolete) second month of the lunar calendar

伊春

see styles
yī chūn
    yi1 chun1
i ch`un
    i chun
 iharu
    いはる
Yichun, prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang
(female given name) Iharu

伏春

see styles
 fushitsu
    ふしつ
(surname) Fushitsu

伸春

see styles
 nobuharu
    のぶはる
(given name) Nobuharu

住春

see styles
 sumiharu
    すみはる
(personal name) Sumiharu

佑春

see styles
 sukeharu
    すけはる
(given name) Sukeharu

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Spring Seasonharuchūn / chun1 / chunch`un / chun
Harusame
Spring Rain
春雨harusamechūn yǔ / chun1 yu3 / chun yu / chunyuch`un yü / chunyü / chun yü
Wing Chun詠春
咏春
ei haru / eiharuyǒng chūn
yong3 chun1
yong chun
yongchun
yung ch`un
yungchun
yung chun
Ivy常春藤cháng chūn téng
chang2 chun1 teng2
chang chun teng
changchunteng
ch`ang ch`un t`eng
changchunteng
chang chun teng
Wing Chun Fist詠春拳
咏春拳
yǒng chūn quán
yong3 chun1 quan2
yong chun quan
yongchunquan
yung ch`un ch`üan
yungchunchüan
yung chun chüan
The Four Seasons春夏秋冬shunkashuutou
shunkashuto
chūn xià qiū dōng
chun1 xia4 qiu1 dong1
chun xia qiu dong
chunxiaqiudong
ch`un hsia ch`iu tung
chunhsiachiutung
chun hsia chiu tung
A Moment of Time is as Precious as Gold春宵一刻shunshouikkoku
shunshoikoku
Healing Hands妙手回春miào shǒu huí chūn
miao4 shou3 hui2 chun1
miao shou hui chun
miaoshouhuichun
miao shou hui ch`un
miaoshouhuichun
miao shou hui chun
Wing Chun Kung Fu詠春功夫
咏春功夫
yǒng chūn gōng fu
yong3 chun1 gong1 fu
yong chun gong fu
yongchungongfu
yung ch`un kung fu
yungchunkungfu
yung chun kung fu
Tai Chi Wing Chun Kung Fu太極詠春功夫
太极咏春功夫
tài jí yǒng chūn gōng fu
tai4 ji2 yong3 chun1 gong1 fu
tai ji yong chun gong fu
taijiyongchungongfu
t`ai chi yung ch`un kung fu
taichiyungchunkungfu
tai chi yung chun kung fu
You must endure a harsh winter to appreciate the warmth of springtime不經冬寒不知春暖
不经冬寒不知春暖
bù jīng dōng hán bù zhī chūn nuǎn
bu4 jing1 dong1 han2 bu4 zhi1 chun1 nuan3
bu jing dong han bu zhi chun nuan
pu ching tung han pu chih ch`un nuan
pu ching tung han pu chih chun nuan
Appreciation and Love for Your Parents誰言寸草心報得三春暉
谁言寸草心报得三春晖
shuí yán cùn cǎo xīn bào dé sān chūn huī
shui2 yan2 cun4 cao3 xin1 bao4 de2 san1 chun1 hui1
shui yan cun cao xin bao de san chun hui
shui yen ts`un ts`ao hsin pao te san ch`un hui
shui yen tsun tsao hsin pao te san chun hui
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line.
In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.


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