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秋 qiū autumn

autumn; harvest time

How to remember 秋: 禾 grain + 火 fire = autumn. After the last grain is harvested, the family lights a fire in the garden, roasts chestnuts and welcomes the autumn.

  • 1,151. most frequent character
  • HSK 3
  • 9 strokes
  • Radical 禾

Component breakdown

秋 = 禾 grain + 火 fire

  • 禾 grain
  • 火 fire
The Gushi story

After the last grain is harvested, the family lights a fire in the garden, roasts chestnuts and welcomes the autumn.

How it came to be

Grain with fire beside it: the stubble being burned off after the harvest. The season is named for the smoke rather than for the crop.

How it is used

  • Autumn/fall - 秋天 (qiūtiān) / 秋季 (qiūjì) autumn; often paired with harvest.
  • Grain 禾 + fire 火 pictures ripening/drying crops - 秋收 (qiūshōu) the autumn harvest.
  • 中秋节 (Zhōngqiū jié) is the Mid-Autumn Festival; 一叶知秋 (yí yè zhī qiū) 'one falling leaf tells of autumn' - a small sign reveals a trend.

Characters built with 秋

Words with 秋

Example sentences

  • 秋天到了。 Qiūtiān dào le.Autumn is here.
  • 秋天是收获的季节。 Qiūtiān shì shōuhuò de jìjié.Autumn is the harvest season.