Read Edit View history 秋 qiūQiū HSK2 autumn Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Originally a pictograph of a cricket, since cricket chirps indicate the beginning of autumn. Later the character was reanalyzed as 禾 (grain) + 火 (fire). Pinyin Separate values with commas qiū × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 秋 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 秋 ×鞦 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Autumn is the season for harvesting grain. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 秋 Simp strokes 秋 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Autumn leaves have a fiery color. 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