鞦 meaning and stroke order
Leather strap; to swing
How to write 鞦, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 鞦
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- used in 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1 qian1]
How 鞦 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Leather.
革 gives the meaning and 秋 hints at the sound.
Radical: 革 (leather), shared by 25 characters on this site.
How to remember 鞦
On the left is 革 (gé), leather, and on the right is 秋 (qiū), autumn, which gives the sound. Picture leather straps holding a swing that you ride on an autumn day.
鞦 almost never appears alone. It is used in the word 鞦韆, the traditional form of 秋千 (qiūqiān), a swing. Example: 孩子们在公园里荡秋千。(Háizimen zài gōngyuán lǐ dàng qiūqiān.) The children are swinging on the swings in the park.
Common mistake: Learners in mainland China often write 鞦韆 by mistake when the simplified standard is 秋千, without the leather radical. Also keep the first-tone qiū, and do not confuse 革 on the left with 莘 or 鞋.
Common words with 鞦
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 鞦韆 | qiūqiān | swing (seat hung from a frame or branch) |
Questions about 鞦
How many strokes are in 鞦?
鞦 is written with 18 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 鞦 mean?
鞦 (qiū) means leather strap; to swing. A common word with it is 秋千 (qiūqiān), meaning "swing (seat hung from a frame or branch)".
How do you pronounce 鞦?
鞦 is pronounced qiū, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 鞦?
The radical of 鞦 is 革, which carries the idea of "leather". Dictionaries list 鞦 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 鞦?
鞦 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 秋, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What verb goes with 秋千 for swinging on a swing?
Use 荡 (dàng), as in 荡秋千 (dàng qiūqiān), to swing on a swing. In casual speech some people also say 打秋千 (dǎ qiūqiān).
Why does the swing word have a leather component?
The character has 革 (leather) as its meaning part. This links it to the straps or ropes that hold a swing, while 秋 only gives the sound qiū.