autumn; the third season (一年的第三季); harvest time (庄稼成熟的时期); bound form in 秋千 (a swing)
秋 is autumn: 秋天, 中秋 'Mid-Autumn', and the 秋千 'swing' that shares the word.
GF0025–2021 character list · 二级WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
ZDIC's 字形分析 is 象形 — the source names no components. The modern shape plainly splits as grain plus fire; shown as a visual aid only.
WHOLE CHARACTER
autumn; the third season (一年的第三季); harvest time (庄稼成熟的时期); bound form in 秋千 (a swing)
秋 is autumn: 秋天, 中秋 'Mid-Autumn', and the 秋千 'swing' that shares the word.
ZDIC's 字形分析 is 象形 — the source names no components. The modern shape plainly splits as grain plus fire; shown as a visual aid only.
LEFT: THE GRAIN PIECE (WRITTEN AS THE 禾 GRAPH)
standing grain
Standalone meaning is kept separate from its role in other characters.
In 秋: left: the grain piece (written as the 禾 graph) Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
RIGHT: THE FIRE PIECE (WRITTEN AS THE 火 GRAPH)
fire
Repeated in 焱.
In 秋: right: the fire piece (written as the 火 graph) Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
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