秋 Qiū

To complete this step you need to listen to the audio pronunciation of the word once.

Start completing the learning steps to receive the bonus.

You have completed 4/7 steps. Keep going!

Congratulations! You have completed the first learning sequence for this character.

Temple Coins Received

Unlocks in 48h after completing the first learning phase.

Start completing the learning steps to receive the bonus.

You have completed 4/7 steps. Keep going!

Congratulations! You have completed the second learning sequence for this character.

Temple Coins Received

Unlocks in 7 days after completing the second learning phase.

Start completing the learning steps to receive the bonus.

You have completed 4/7 steps. Keep going!

Congratulations! You have completed the second learning sequence for this character.

Temple Coins Received

Slide 1 Heading

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipiscing elit dolor

Click Here

Slide 2 Heading

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipiscing elit dolor

Click Here

Slide 3 Heading

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipiscing elit dolor

Click Here

HSK level

Number of strokes

Traditional form

秋 Qiū

Contains the radical

禾 hé

Part of speech

Time word / 时间词 Shíjiān cí

Learning hint

The time of year when farmers would burn 禾 hé crops 火 Huǒ

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 禾 hé (grain) + 火 Huǒ (fire), perhaps alluding to the red color of leaves during autumn.

Practice your Chinese writing skills and learn precisely where and when to draw every stroke of the
Chinese word 秋 Qiū .
Press the Show Strokes button to see the strokes and their order and hit Start Drawing when you are
ready to practice.

To complete this step you need to write the word once.

Spread the word

“Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.”

Lao Tzu Tweet

Broaden your vocabulary by interacting with 5 audio-assisted sentences using the Chinese word 秋 Qiū in different contexts.

To complete this step you need to listen to each of the five Chinese sentences at least once. and scroll down.

她 tā 向 Xiàng 那位漂亮 piàoliang 的 de 男 nán 演员 yǎnyuán 暗送秋波 qiū bō .

She made eyes at the handsome actor.

春秋 Chūn qiū 多 duō 佳 jiā 日 Rì .

There are many fine days in spring and autumn.

它 tā 发生 fāshēng 在 zài 一九八零年秋季 qiū jì .

It took place in the fall of

韩 hán 是 shì 我 wǒ 的 de 姓 xìng ,如 rú 秋 Qiū 是我的名字 míngzi .

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

许多 xǔduō 树 shù 在 zài 秋天 qiū tiān 落叶 luò yè .

Many trees shed their leaves in autumn.

Explore 21 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 秋 Qiū in their composition.

To complete this step you need to read and scroll down.

Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
秋 Qiū	autumn	秋 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

See the 3 Chinese characters that make up 秋 Qiū and their own compounds.

秋 Qiū

禾 hé

木 Mù , 丿 piě

火 Huǒ

See all 28 Chinese words that contain the character 秋 Qiū in their composition.

秋 Qiū

愁 chóu

僽, 矁

揪 jiū , 锹 qiāo , 瞅 chǒu , 楸 qiū , 啾 jiū , 鳅 qiū , 萩 qiū , 偢 chǒu , 愀 qiǎo , 揫 jiū , 湫 jiǎo , 煍 jiǎo , 甃 zhòu , 鬏 jiū , 鹙 qiū , 媝, 湬, 篍, 蝵, 踿, 醔, 鍫, 鍬 qiāo , 鞦 qiū , 鰍, 鶖 qiū