春
← →
springtime
On-Yomi: シュン — Kun-Yomi: はる
Elements:
springtime, bonsai, sun, day
Primitive:
bonsai The element for bushes has an extra stroke added (drawn from the point where the second and fifth strokes intersect when it "encloses" something beneath, otherwise from the point where the fourth and fifth strokes intersect) to give the image of the crutches Japanese gardeners use to hold up a tree that is being bent into shape. From there it is but a short leap to the small bonsai plants that imitate this art in miniature. [5]
Heisig story:
Bonsai . . . sun.
Koohii stories:
1) [dingomick] 5-3-2007(194): In the springtime bonsai get plenty of sun.
2) [Virtua_Leaf] 11-1-2008(90): When it's springtime you can only leave the bonsai out when the sun has gone down. Their little leaves can't handle too much heat.
3) [TheSlakey] 29-12-2008(27): Springtime is the best season for Bonsai, because you can leave it out in the sun all day.
4) [gibler] 15-10-2010(19): A more simple Primitive than bonsai: 3 people 三 ＋ 人 Springtime: 3 people sitting enjoying the escape from winter, soaking in the sun. RTK2: シュン 売春 ばいしゅん(prostitution) "selling spring".
5) [Cyclone] 20-9-2011(10): Quand le soleil sort enfin au printemps (il est encore bas dans le ciel), papa, maman, bébé (trois personnes 三 人 ) se promènent au soleil( 日 ).