Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “chun”
16 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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1
First tone
chūn
2
Second tone
chún
纯
chún
唇pure, clean
7 strokes · HSK 3.0 L6chún
純lips
10 strokeschún
莼pure, clean
10 strokeschún
淳an edible water plant
10 strokeschún
脣simple, honest, genuine
11 strokeschún
鹑lips
11 strokeschún
蒓quail
13 strokeschún
蓴an edible water plant
14 strokeschún
醇an edible water plant
15 strokeschún
鶉rich, pure, as good as wine
15 strokeschún
quail
19 strokes3
Third tone
chǔn
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