春笋

Traditional form:

春筍

Pinyin (reading):

chūnsǔn

Definitions:

• springtime bamboo shoots
• fig. (of woman's fingers) tender and delicate

Characters:

• 春 - springtime; joyful, lustful, wanton
• 笋 - bamboo shoots

Traditional characters:

• 春 - springtime; joyful, lustful, wanton
• 筍 - bamboo shoots