Autumn in Chinese (Mandarin): 秋 (qiū)

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The characters in 秋

• 秋

  Autumn. 禾 (grain) is on the left and 火 (fire) on the right: grain ripe and golden at harvest.

  9 strokes

First tone. The season is 秋天 (qiūtiān). At the Mid-Autumn Festival, 中秋节 (Zhōngqiūjié), families eat mooncakes.

More examples with 秋

• 秋天很凉快。

  秋天很涼快。

  Qiūtiān hěn liángkuai.

  Autumn is cool.

• 中秋节吃月饼。

  中秋節吃月餅。

  Zhōngqiūjié chī yuèbing.

  We eat mooncakes at the Mid-Autumn Festival.

How to write 秋 in Chinese

Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.