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1 spring (season)

2 gay

3 joyful

4 youthful

5 love

6 lust

7 life

1 Guanzi or Guan Zhong 管仲 (-645 BC), famous politician of Qi 齊國|齐国 of Spring and Autumn period

2 Guanzi, classical book containing writings of Guan Zhong and his school

1 Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孫武|孙武[Sūn Wǔ] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wǔ jīng Qī shū]

1 to emerge in large numbers

2 to spring up

3 to emerge prominently

1 fountainhead

2 well-spring

3 water source

4 fig. origin

1 surname Yi

2 alternative name for 絳|绛[Jiàng] capital of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-475 BC)

1 Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春節|春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar

1 Zi Chan (?-522 BC), statesman and philosopher during the Spring and Autumn period

1 Wen Zhong (-467 BC), adviser to the state of Yue during Spring and Autumn period

1 to rise high

2 to spring up

1 the four seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬

1 spring

2 coil spring (spiral spring used to power clockwork)

1 to spring up everywhere

2 from all around

1 the Five Classics of Confucianism, namely: the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shī jīng], the Book of History 書經|书经[Shū jīng], the Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[Lǐ jì], the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yì jīng], and the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[Chūn qiū]

1 the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)

2 early planning is the key to success

1 (in the spring) nature takes on a new look (idiom)

1 arising involuntarily (idiom); spontaneous

2 to spring up unbidden (of emotion)

1 Six Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shī jīng], Book of History 尚書|尚书[Shàng shū], Book of Rites 儀禮|仪礼[Yí lǐ], the lost Book of Music 樂經|乐经[Yuè jīng], Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yì jīng], Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[Chūn qiū]

1 lit. set out and it becomes spring (idiom); to effect a miracle cure (of medical operation)

2 to bring back the dead

3 once it starts, everything goes well