Mnemonic comic for 秋
Mnemonic
Mnemonic symbol: from 秋千 (qiu1 qian1), swing (seat hung from a frame or branch).
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).
All translations for 秋
autumn / fall / harvest time
old variant of 秋[qiu1]
see 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1 qian1]
Comments
秋 character breakdown
fire / urgent / ammunition / fiery or flaming / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / hot (popular) / classifier for military units (old) / Kangxi radical 86
cereal / grain