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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 一叶知秋

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
一叶知秋 yī yè zhī qiū - lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom)
- fig. a small sign can indicate a great trend
- a straw in the wind

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 99,921 52,790

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- one
- single
- a (article)
- as soon as
- entire; whole; all; throughout
- "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
- also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
xié- to be in harmony
- surname Ye
- leaf
- page
- lobe
- (historical) period
- classifier for small boats
zhī- to know
- to be aware
qiū- surname Qiu
qiū- autumn
- fall
- harvest time
qiū- old variant of 秋[qiu1]
qiū- used in 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1qian1]

Other Words Containing 一叶知秋

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo