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Qiū

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Qiū Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Qiū | Qiu1
English translation
surname Qiu
autumn
fall
harvest time
a swing
old variant of Qiū [qiū]
autumn, fall; year

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About Qiū

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

Qiū

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Time word / 时间词 Shíjiān cí

Learning hint

The time of year when farmers would burn  crops  Huǒ

Etymology of Qiū

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

禾火

Explanation

Originally a pictograph of a cricket, since cricket chirps indicate the beginning of autumn. Later the character was reanalyzed as (grain) + Huǒ (fire), perhaps alluding to the red color of leaves during autumn.

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Example sentences using Qiū

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Xiàng 那位漂亮 piàoliang de nán 演员 yǎnyuán 暗送秋波 qiū bō .

She made eyes at the handsome actor.

春秋 Chūn qiū duō jiā .

There are many fine days in spring and autumn.

发生 fāshēng zài 一九八零年秋季 qiū jì .

It took place in the fall of

hán shì de xìng , Qiū 是我的名字 míngzi .

Han is my family name and Ruqiu is my given name.

许多 xǔduō shù zài 秋天 qiū tiān 落叶 luò yè .

Many trees shed their leaves in autumn.

Words with Qiū

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
Qiū autumn Qiū
秋天 qiū tiān autumn秋天 qiū tiān
秋季 qiū jì autumn秋季 qiū jì
春秋 Chūn qiū year春秋 Chūn qiū
秋千 qiū qiān swing (seat hung from a frame or branch)鞦韆
中秋 Zhōng qiū the Mid-autumn festival, the traditional moon-viewing festival on the 15th of the 8th lunar month中秋 Zhōng qiū
千秋 qiān qiū a thousand years千秋 qiān qiū
荡秋千 dàng qiū qiān to swing (on a swing)盪鞦韆
秋收 qiū shōu to reap秋收 qiū shōu
金秋 jīn qiū fall金秋 jīn qiū
中秋节 Zhōng qiū jié the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month中秋節
深秋 shēn qiū late autumn深秋 shēn qiū
秋叶 qiū yè autumn leaf秋葉
秋田 Qiū tián Akita prefecture of north Japan秋田 Qiū tián
秋波 qiū bō autumn ripples秋波 qiū bō
秋水 qiū shuǐ limpid autumn waters (trad. description of girl's beautiful eyes)秋水 qiū shuǐ
春夏秋冬 chūn xià qiū dōng the four seasons春夏秋冬 chūn xià qiū dōng
各有千秋 gè yǒu qiān qiū each has its own merits (idiom)各有千秋 gè yǒu qiān qiū
秋葵 qiū kuí lady's fingers秋葵 qiū kuí
秋色 qiū sè colors of autumn秋色 qiū sè
平分秋色 píng fēn qiū sè to both share the limelight平分秋色 píng fēn qiū sè

Qiū Decomposition & Compounds

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Qiū Decomposition

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Qiū Compounds

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  • Qiū
    • chóu
      • ,
    • jiū , qiāo , chǒu , qiū , jiū , qiū , qiū , chǒu , qiǎo , jiū , jiǎo , jiǎo , zhòu , jiū , qiū , , , , , 踿, , , qiāo , qiū , , qiū
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