Memory phrase for the character: 秋

秋

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Meaning

autumn, fall, harvest time

Pronunciation

qiū

Explanation

 Left: rice plant 禾 (here: straw), right: fire/to burn 火

Mnemonic
 
Rice plants (= their straw) are burned: in autumn.

Radicals

秋 autumn, fall
禾 grainGrain plant 木 with a spike ノ of grain
火 fireAlso this radical 灬 stands for fire.




 Vocabulary

春秋 chūn qiū  spring and autumn; four seasons; year
秋季 qiū jì  autumn; fall
黑不溜秋 hēi bù liū qiū  dark and swarthy
秋海棠花 qiū hǎi táng huā  begonia
秋海棠 qiū hǎi táng  begonia
 
黄秋葵 huáng qiū kuí  okra (Hibiscus esculentus); lady's fingers
 
 

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