淳 (chún): genuine

淳 (chún) is a Chinese character meaning “genuine.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 氵 (semantic) and 享 (phonetic). It ranks #3064 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 淳 water. Its radical form 氵 (water) appears in many related characters such as 河 (hé, river), 海 (hǎi, sea), 洋 (yáng, ocean).

Spoken pronunciation

HSK 7-9 Radical: 氵 water11 strokesFrequency #3064氵 semantic 享 phonetic

Definitions

genuine

Etymology & Origin

淳

pictophoneticwater

Decomposition: ⿰氵享 (layout: left-right)

Components:氵semantic 享phonetic

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
淳朴adjective	chún pǔ	simple and honest
淳厚adjective	chún hòu	pure and honest
高淳区	gāo chún qū	Gaochun, a district of Nanjing City 南京市, Jiangsu
淳安县	chún ān xiàn	Chun'an, a county in Hangzhou City 杭州市, Zhejiang
淳化县	chún huà xiàn	Chunhua, a county in Xianyang City 咸陽市\|咸阳市, Shaanxi
淳于proper-noun	chún yú	two-character surname Chunyu
高淳proper-noun	gāo chún	see 高淳區\|高淳区
淳安proper-noun	chún ān	see 淳安縣\|淳安县
淳化noun	chún huà	see 淳化縣\|淳化县

Total compounds

As first character

As last character

As middle character

淳 appears in 9 compound words: 78 as the first character, 11 as the last, and 11 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 淳 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

荟huì

0.87010 co-occurrences

熙xī

0.4781,624 co-occurrences

咸xián

0.465900 co-occurrences

君jūn

0.4321,560 co-occurrences

朴pǔ

0.420580 co-occurrences

藤téng

0.4131,190 co-occurrences

田tián

0.3892,332 co-occurrences

川chuān

0.3801,606 co-occurrences

吹chuī

0.378308 co-occurrences

郎láng

0.370960 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

这条淳流经三个省份，滋养了沿岸的农田。

zhè tiáo chún liú jīng sān gè shěng fèn , zī yǎng le yán àn de nóng tián .

This river flows through three provinces, nourishing the farmland along its banks.

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Liao Chun-sen, CEO of Mainland Construction (a subsidiary of Xinlu): With no policy easing this year, the housing market remains sluggish

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荟 chún bù shǔ kāi fàng shì fàn dān wèi duǎn qī nèi gōng bù xiāo xī huáng dà xiān . . .

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. . . jiǎng zú 4 gè zhōng lǚ huì yí yuán xiāo jié yǔ jiā rén shí fàn 冇 zhāng jǐng chún fèn

... After talking for 4 hours, Lu Huiyi had dinner with her family during the Lantern Festival, without Zhang Jingchun's share

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. . . shì duǎn lóu huā lóu pán dēng chǎng 瑜 yì , 瑧玥 , shǒu huì , 荟 chún nǐ tuī shòu gǎng dǎo nán àn , hǎi 瑅 wān I jí niú chí wān xiàng mù lù . . .

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一家4兄妹都“满分” 牛淳赋学测获75级分

yī jiā 4 xiōng mèi dōu mǎn fēn niú chún fù xué cè huò 7 5 jí fēn

A family of 4 siblings all scored "full marks" Niu Chunfu scored 75 points

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 氵 (water) component

没méi 活huó 海hǎi 清qīng 消xiāo 流liú 满mǎn 注zhù 激jī 洛luò

Related Characters

河hé 海hǎi 洋yáng 江jiāng 湖hú 溪xī 流liú 池chí 汤tāng 汁zhī

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 淳 (chún) mean in Chinese?

淳 (chún) primarily means "genuine." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #3064 in character frequency.

How many strokes does 淳 have?

淳 is written with 11 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.

What is the radical of 淳?

The radical associated with 淳 is 氵 (water). This radical appears in many characters related to water.

What are the components of 淳?

淳 is composed of: 氵 (semantic), 享 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰氵享 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.

What are common words containing 淳?

Common words with 淳 include: 淳朴 (chún pǔ, "simple and honest"); 淳厚 (chún hòu, "pure and honest"); 高淳区 (gāo chún qū, "Gaochun, a district of Nanjing City 南京市, Jiangsu"); 淳安县 (chún ān xiàn, "Chun'an, a county in Hangzhou City 杭州市, Zhejiang"); 淳化县 (chún huà xiàn, "Chunhua, a county in Xianyang City 咸陽市|咸阳市, Shaanxi"). There are over 9 compound words containing this character.

Is 淳 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?

Yes, 淳 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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