秋荼密网 qiūtúmìwǎng harsh and numerous laws Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 秋 qiū noun autumn autumn; fall荼 tú flowering grass (bound form) white flowers of reeds or cogon grass, often used to describe things in great profusion as in the idiom 如火如荼 rúhuǒrútú密网 密網 mìwǎng strict laws harsh or overly detailed laws; a metaphor for an exacting legal system that leaves no room for error