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).

Native 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	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[Nan2 jing1 Shi4], Jiangsu
淳安县	chún ān xiàn	Chun'an county in Hangzhou 杭州[Hang2 zhou1], Zhejiang
淳化县	chún huà xiàn	Chunhua County in Xianyang 咸陽\|咸阳[Xian2 yang2], Shaanxi
淳于	chún yú	two-character surname Chunyu
高淳	gāo chún	see 高淳區\|高淳区[Gao1 chun2 Qu1]
淳安	chún ān	Chun'an county in Hangzhou 杭州[Hang2 zhou1], Zhejiang
淳化	chún huà	Chunhua County in Xianyang 咸陽\|咸阳[Xian2 yang2], Shaanxi

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.

熙xī

0.4854,872 co-occurrences

咸xián

0.4722,700 co-occurrences

君jūn

0.4384,680 co-occurrences

朴pǔ

0.4261,740 co-occurrences

藤téng

0.4193,570 co-occurrences

田tián

0.3956,996 co-occurrences

川chuān

0.3854,818 co-occurrences

吹chuī

0.384924 co-occurrences

郎láng

0.3752,880 co-occurrences

宋sòng

0.3681,962 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 . . .

Hoi Chun to Establish Open Demonstration Units; Announcement Expected Soon | Wong Tai Sin...

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...讲足4个钟吕慧仪元宵节与家人食饭冇张景淳份

. . . 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 . . .

... City Short-term real estate debut|Yuyi, Yaoyue, Shouhui, Huichun to be put for sale|Hong Kong Island South Coast, Haixuan Bay I and Ngau Chi Wan projects land...

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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

氵 Radical Family — Characters sharing the water radical

澳ào 滨bīn 濒bīn 波bō 沧cāng 测cè 潮cháo 澈chè 澄chéng 池chí

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[Nan2 jing1 Shi4], Jiangsu"); 淳安县 (chún ān xiàn, "Chun'an county in Hangzhou 杭州[Hang2 zhou1], Zhejiang"); 淳化县 (chún huà xiàn, "Chunhua County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[Xian2 yang2], 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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