秋

qiū
HSK 3
#1,149 most
frequent character
autumn, fall, harvest time, a swing
noun

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

秋 joins 禾 grain and 火 fire. Early forms showed crickets, even burning crickets, and gave the meaning 'fall; autumn.' Grain and autumn go together.

Drawn as: crickets; burning crickets

秋 as a component in other characters

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Example Sentences

秋天是我最喜欢的季节。
qiūtiān shì wǒ zuì xǐhuān de jìjié 。
Autumn is my favorite season.
我们在秋天去采摘水果。
wǒmen zài qiūtiān qù cǎizhāi shuǐguǒ 。
We go fruit picking in autumn.
秋天的树叶变得很美。
qiūtiān de shùyè biàndé hěnměi 。
The leaves in autumn become very beautiful.

Words with similar meanings

秋季qiūjì
autumn season
A more formal or descriptive term for autumn.

Homophones

丘qiū
mound, hillock, grave

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