Qiu (pinyin: qi) is a first-class standardized Chinese character (commonly used word). This word first appeared in Oracle Bone Inscriptions in Shang Dynasty. Autumn is called "autumn" in Oracle Bone Inscriptions because of its ancient glyph like cricket or locust. From the astronomical calendar, autumn is the season after summer and before winter. Autumn is a season of harvest and bumper harvest, so "autumn" is extended to harvest and bumper harvest.
Shuo Wen Jie Zi explains "Autumn": "The grain is sparse and the leaves are sparse". After autumn, everything is cold in winter, so it also implies the meaning of "bleak", so "autumn" can also express sadness. In ancient times, things related to law and punishment could also be called "autumn". Such as "Autumn Cao" in posthumous title, the punishments department.
"Autumn" also means that the sun be the spirit is gradually closing, and everything is restrained. On other occasions, "autumn" is mostly sad and sad. Cao Cao has a poem: "The autumn wind is bleak and the waves are rough." It means the autumn wind is bleak and the waves are rough. And "I came from three thousand miles away. The sentence "Sadness follows autumn today" is in Du Fu's poems, and the endless sad autumn colors are connected with parting, adding a layer of ecstasy.
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Seven aspects of Tang Yun. Women in Ji Yun and Yun Hui. Zheng Yun: What is the reason? . On the golden tour. Erya Shi Tian: Autumn is Bai Zang. Note: Qi is white, and it is also concentrated. "Ming Shi": Autumn means everything is done.
It is also to force things to make time come true.
Also "Shuo Wen": Five grains are ripe. Xia Meng Maiqiu has arrived. Chen Pei said: Autumn is the period when 100 grains mature. Although it is summer, it is autumn in Maili, so it is autumn in Maili. Pan Geng: And autumn.
Li Xiang 91: Westerners are autumn. Autumn, sorrow also. When you are upset, you will abide by righteousness. Note: Worrying about reading is both a relief and a convergence. Examine the appearance of strict murder. Spring and Autumn Story: The words of autumn are still there. Embarrassed people are also sad.
Sanqiu again in September. Feng Wang: I haven't seen you all day, like Sanqiu Xi.
It's four autumns again. "light and heavy pipe b": all seasons, all seasons. So: If you do farm work at the same time, please give the iron to the farmers. This is the so-called spring and autumn. When summer comes, it is called summer autumn. All the grains meet in Qiu Cheng, which is autumn. In winter camp, women's affairs are all made of silk, and winter is called autumn.
Guang Yun algae: Bamboo in autumn, and also in March. Qiu Lan, so is July.
Qiu Qiu came again, and Marten looked a little embarrassed. "Hanshu Li Lezhi": Autumn flying dragons fly to heaven.
Yang Xiong Feather Hunting Fu: Qiu Qiu stumbled into the West Garden. Xunzi Jiemu: Phoenix Qiu Qiu. Note: Qiu Qiu, you stagger. This is called dancing.