秋 qiū autumn
autumn; harvest time
怎么记住“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.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
秋 = 禾 grain + 火 fire
- 禾 grain meaning
- 火 fire sound
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
The oldest form is a cricket or a locust, sometimes drawn with fire underneath.
用法
- 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.
含“秋”的汉字
含“秋”的词语
例句
- 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.