中秋

中

zho̅ng

秋

qiu̅

the Mid-autumn festival, the traditional moon-viewing festival on the 15th of the 8th lunar month

Characters and words in 中秋

中

zho̅ng = zhu + (e)ng1

China / Chinese / surname Zhong

中

zho̅ng = zhu + (e)ng1

within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / (dialect) OK / all right

中 = 丨 + 口 : Mnemonic symbol: a dart board, because you always try to hit the center.

Julian Giant Squid (zhu-) is throwing dinosaur bones (丨) as darts on a dart board in front of the engine ((e)ng1). To make it a bit more difficult he's throwing mandarins (口) into the air as well and skewers them up right in the center (中 is a mandarin skewered on a dinosaur bone) in mid flight with the dinosaur bones. He's still able to consistently hit the center (中) of the dart board.

中

zhòng = zhu + (e)ng4

to hit (the mark) / to be hit by / to suffer / to win (a prize, a lottery)

秋

qiu̅ = qi + ou1

surname Qiu

秋 = 火 + 禾 : The Queen of Hearts (qi) celebrates autumn (秋) by offering sacrifices. She puts a bowl of cereals (禾) onto a swing (秋) and has the cereals swing into a fire (火) in front of the outhouse (ou1).

秋

qiu̅ = qi + ou1

autumn / fall / harvest time