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秋

qiū — autumn

9 strokes · radical 禾 · HSK 2

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Where it comes from

Grain, 禾, beside fire, 火 — the burning of stubble after the harvest is in. Autumn named after the smell of the fields in September.

Words it turns up in

秋天中秋

Lists it belongs to

中秋月圆 Mid-Autumn characters 15 characters

Characters near this one

禾 hé 的 de 和 hé 学 xué 朋 péng 明 míng 国 guó 京 jīng