秋 Stroke Order — How to Write 秋

Stroke Order

秋 is written in 9 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 禾, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

秋 Radical and Character Components

Components:禾火

秋 is an ideographic compound. The time of year when farmers would burn 禾 crops 火.

Radical: 禾 + 4 more strokes

秋 Pronunciation and Pinyin

qiū

Meanings of 秋 in Chinese

qiū秋

Autumn; the third season of the year. It's used in phrases like 'autumn scenery' (秋景), 'autumn water/waves' (秋水/秋波) to describe beautiful eyes, and 'crisp autumn air' (秋高气爽).

秋高气爽的日子里，我们全家一起去郊游。

On crisp autumn days, our whole family goes on an outing.

The season when crops ripen and are harvested; autumn harvest.

今年的玉米秋收非常顺利。

This year's corn autumn harvest went very smoothly.

Refers to a year or a long period of time, often implying 'generations' or 'ages', as in 'thousands of generations'.

这份传统文化将流传千秋万代。

This traditional culture will be passed down for thousands of generations.

Refers to a period, often an unfavorable or eventful one, typically used in phrases like '多事之秋' (a time of trouble or many incidents).

在公司的多事之秋，我们更需要团结一致。

During the company's tumultuous period, we need to be more united.

Refers to a swing, a piece of play equipment (from the term "秋千" qiūqiān).

孩子们在公园里荡秋千。

Children are playing on the swings in the park.

Common Words and Phrases with 秋

qiū秋bō播

autumn sowing

农民们正在准备秋播，希望今年有个好收成。

Farmers are preparing for autumn sowing, hoping for a good harvest this year.

qiū秋cài菜

autumn vegetables

冬天到来之前，农民们会把秋菜储存起来，以备食用。

Before winter arrives, farmers store autumn vegetables for consumption.

qiū秋fēn分

Qiūfēn is the Autumnal Equinox, the 16th of the 24 solar terms, usually falling around September 22nd to 24th, when day and night are of equal length across the globe.

在秋分这一天，白昼和黑夜的长度几乎相等。

On the day of the autumnal equinox, the length of day and night is almost equal.

qiū秋fēng风

autumn wind

秋风送爽，枫叶染红了山峦。

The autumn wind brings coolness, and the maple leaves have dyed the mountains red.

qiū秋fēng风guò过ěr耳

Like an autumn breeze passing by the ear; signifying something that has no effect or makes no impression on one; unmoved; unaffected; ignored.

面对大家的劝告，他却觉得秋风过耳，丝毫没有改变主意的意思。

Faced with everyone's advice, he remained completely unmoved, treating it as if it were just an autumn wind passing by his ear, showing no intention of changing his mind.

qiū秋fēng风sǎo扫luò落yè叶

Like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, it metaphorically describes a powerful force quickly and completely eliminating old or undesirable things.

实力强劲的团队在比赛中秋风扫落叶般击败了对手，轻松晋级。

The powerful team swept away their opponents like autumn wind clearing fallen leaves in the competition, easily advancing.

qiū秋gāo高qì气shuǎng爽

Clear and crisp autumn weather.

秋高气爽的日子里，我们全家一起去郊外野餐，感觉非常惬意

On a day with clear autumn skies and crisp air, our whole family went for a picnic in the countryside, feeling very pleasant.

qiū秋gēng耕

Autumn ploughing.

农民们在秋耕时节辛勤劳作，为来年的丰收打下基础。

Farmers work diligently during the autumn plowing season, laying the foundation for a bumper harvest next year.

qiū秋guàn灌

autumn irrigation

为了保障来年作物的收成，农民们在秋季会进行细致的秋灌工作。

To ensure a good harvest in the coming year, farmers carry out meticulous autumn irrigation during the autumn season.

qiū秋hǎi海táng棠

Begonia, a perennial herbaceous plant with oblique-ovate leaves, reddish-purple undersides and petioles, and pale red flowers, cultivated as an ornamental.

花园里种植着各种颜色的秋海棠，美不胜收

The garden is planted with begonias of various colors, which are beautiful beyond measure.

qiū秋háo毫

The fine hair of birds and beasts in autumn, used to describe something extremely small or tiny.

那位侦探明察秋毫，没有放过任何一个细微的线索。

The detective was extremely observant, not missing even the slightest clue.

qiū秋háo毫wú无fàn犯

Describes highly disciplined troops who do not commit the slightest offense against civilians.

尽管市场混乱，他带领的团队依然保持秋毫无犯，公正地完成了所有交易。

Despite the chaotic market, the team he led remained scrupulously honest, completing all transactions fairly without infringing upon anyone's interests.