Another name for autumn is

The nicknames of autumn are: Jintian, Qiu Jin, Jinsu, Suqiu, Sulu, Su Jie, Shangqiu, Sushang, Taiqiu and Xilu.

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.

Definition of words: autumn definition: cereal 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 is one of the four seasons. Traditionally, China takes "beginning of autumn" in the 24 solar terms as the starting point of autumn. Entering autumn means that rainfall and humidity tend to decrease or decrease, and everything in nature begins to mature from lush. At present, the average temperature of modern scholar Zhang Baokun is often used to divide the four seasons, and the index is that the period when the average temperature is lower than 10℃ is winter.

Autumn is a season of alternating hot and cold. Early autumn is still in the heat, but it hasn't come out yet. This is the hottest, wettest and sultry period of the year. After late autumn, it is sunny during the day, cool and dry at night, with large temperature difference between morning and evening, less rain and insufficient water. Therefore, autumn dryness has become the main feature of late autumn.

Overall characteristics

Traditionally, China takes "beginning of autumn" in 24 solar terms as the starting point of autumn. The word "autumn" consists of the word "grain" and the word "fire", indicating the maturity of the five grains. After entering autumn, in nature, everything begins to mature from lush. Its climate began to change from rainy and humid in summer to dry and rainy in autumn.

The four seasons in China are often divided according to the change of temperature, using the "average temperature" of modern scholar Zhang Baokun. According to the weather average temperature method, there are two main criteria to judge autumn. First, the average daily temperature for five consecutive days 10℃-22℃ can be regarded as autumn and become a "short mark"; Second, the moving average temperature of five consecutive groups is lower than 22℃.