千秋

千

qia̅n

秋

qiu̅

a thousand years / your birthday (honorific)

Characters and words in 千秋

千

qia̅n = qi + an1

thousand

千 = 丿 + 十 : Mnemonic symbol: a 1 kg weight.

The Queen of Hearts (qi) dropped a kilogram (千) on her banana (丿) in front of the anthill (an1), and now she uses a cross (十) to try and revive it.

千

韆

qia̅n = qi + an1

see 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1 qian1]

秋

qiu̅ = qi + ou1

autumn / fall / harvest time

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

秌

qiu̅ = qi + ou1

old variant of 秋[qiu1]

秋

鞦

qiu̅ = qi + ou1

see 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1 qian1]