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啾
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wailing of child

HSK 10
Nature →Animals
jiū
シュウ
な.く
추
Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 秋 represents the sound.
Components
口 mouth+ 秋 autumn =
啾 wailing of child
口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
秋 Phonetic component
qiū autumn
see 鞦韆|秋千[qiū​qiān]
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Notes
Similar Characters
侃 upright and strong兽 bestial (simp)冋 a desert加 add卟 a chemical compound古 ancient叨 talkative叫 call召 summon叭 trumpet叮 sting可 can叱 bawl叶 be in harmony (simp)号 appellation (jp)叹 admire (simp)叼 hold in the mouth叽 sigh (simp)吁 alas (simp)吃 eat (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
啾
Regular
Modern
Chinese
啾 [jiū]
(onom.) wailing of child; chirp; kiss (Tw)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (3)
啁啾 [zhōu​jiū] #55,634
(bird) twitter
唧啾 [jī​jiū] #75,631
(onom.) babble
哈啾 [hā​jiū]
achoo (phonetic particle for sneeze)
JAPANESE WORDS (1)
鬼哭啾啾 [きこくしゅうしゅう]
spine-chilling (like the wailing and weeping of a restless ghost)