春chūn

春 (chūn, "spring") is another character that looks the same in both scripts, preserving its ancient pictographic essence. The top part depicts the sun warming the earth, while the bottom combines grass radicals with the phonetic element 屯, evoking the image of shoots pushing through the ground. This character captures the season of renewal when nature awakens, and it serves as a common radical in words relating to springtime, warmth, and new beginnings.