秋收 (qiū shōu) — autumn harvest | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

autumn harvest

秋收。
Qiū tiān shì qiū shōu de jì jié.
Autumn is the season of the autumn harvest.
秋收。
Nóng mín men máng zhe jìn xíng qiū shōu.
Farmers are busy with the autumn harvest.
秋收。
Jīn nián de qiū shōu tè bié fēng shōu.
This year's autumn harvest is especially bountiful.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

The 秋 autumn season and 收 harvest combine to mean the harvest gathered in autumn.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

禾禾hégrain

Sound part声符shēngfú

𤒅

𤒅𤒅秋qiū

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The shape 秋 pairs 禾 (grain) with 𤒅, which gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

攴攴pū

Sound part声符shēngfú

丩

丩jiū收shōu

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

收 uses 攴 to show an action and 丩 as a sound clue; the old meaning was 'to arrest.'