The Chinese Radical: 秋


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autumn, fall    秋

Explanation

Used in these characters:
JLPT HSK 3
autumn, fall, harvest time
qiū
Left: rice plant (here: straw), right: fire/to burn
Rice plants (= their straw) are burned: in autumn.  
JLPT HSK 5
worry about, be anxious, be sad
chóu
Top: autumn (when the rice plants are put on fire .), below: heart
In autumn, the heart has worries. (e.g. whether there is enough food for the winter.)  
JLPT no HSK
to look at
chǒu
Left: eye , right: autumn (.. when the rice plants are on fire .)
The eyes are on the burning rice plants, when: looking at them.  
JLPT no HSK
to seize, to clutch, to hold tight, to grip
jiū
Left: hand , right: autumn (when the rice plants are on fire )
(In autumn you have to collect for the winter) The hand in autumn seizes.  

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