qiū = qi + ou1
autumn / fall / harvest time
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qiū = qi + ou1
old variant of 秋[qiu1]
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qiū = qi + ou1
see 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1 qian1]
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How to pronounce 秋

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= qi initial

Qi is for the Queen of Hearts.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago
+ ou1 final

In front of the outhouse.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

秋 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
huǒ = hu + o3
fire / urgent / ammunition / fiery or flaming / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / hot (popular) / classifier for military units (old) / Kangxi radical 86
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= h + e2
cereal / grain
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Characters with 秋 as component

jiǎo = ji + ao3
to color by smoke
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zhòu = zh + ou4
brickwork of well
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jiū = ji + ou1
bun (of hair)
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Words with 秋

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the autumn wind is soughing (idiom)
Cheng Yanqiu (1904-1958), famous Beijing opera star, second only to 梅蘭芳|梅兰芳[Mei2 Lan2 fang1]
Liqiu or Start of Autumn, 13th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-22nd August

Sentences with 秋

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qiū

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