春秋 Traditional form: 春秋 Pinyin (reading): Chūnqiū Definitions: Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC) Spring and Autumn Annals, chronicle of Lu State (722-481 BC) Characters: 春 - springtime; joyful, lustful, wanton 秋 - autumn, fall; year Traditional characters: 春 - springtime; joyful, lustful, wanton 秋 - autumn, fall; year