Changchun
/ˌtʃɑːŋˈtʃuːn/noun
Changchun is the capital of Jilin Province in northeastern China.
Did you know?The name is written 長春 in traditional Chinese and 长春 in simplified Chinese, combining the ideas of enduring length and springtime renewal.
Etymological Timeline
Old Chinese, 1st millennium BCE
Old Chinese
長春
“The characters represented the phrase “long” or “lasting” and “spring.””
Middle Chinese, 6th–10th centuries
Middle Chinese
長春
“The compound continued to mean “long spring” or “everlasting spring” in the literary Chinese tradition.”
17th–18th centuries
Late Imperial Chinese
長春
“The name was used for the northeastern settlement and surrounding area in Qing-era records.”
1800
Qing Chinese
長春廳
“Changchun Hall, a Qing administrative division, was established; the name literally retained the sense “Long Spring.””
20th century
Chinese
長春 / 长春
“Changchun became a major urban and industrial center and, from 1932 to 1945, served as the capital of the Japanese-controlled state of Manchukuo under the name Hsinking.”
Modern English
English
Changchun
“The standard English romanization of 长春, now the capital of Jilin Province and a major automotive and railway center.”