秋
추씨
가을 추 · autumn
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📖 Origin of the Hanja

Korean Chu descends from Chu Yeop (秋葉), a Song Chinese immigrant during King Injong's reign of Goryeo (1126). The ancestral seat is Chugye (秋溪, modern Pyeongtaek). The hanja "秋" combines grain (禾) and fire (火) — autumn's harvest and ripening. Nearly all Korean Chu descend from this single Chugye line. Chu Jeok (秋適), the Goryeo compiler of the Myeongsim Bogam, is the most renowned member.

🏯 Main Clans (Bongwan)

추계 추씨

※ Bongwan refers to the ancestral home where the founder settled. Same surname, different bongwan = different clan branch.

🌟 Famous Figures

고려
추적
문신, 「명심보감」 편찬
조선
추사 김정희
서예가 (호 추사 — 가을의 청렴)
근현대
추미애
법조인, 정치인

""秋" combines grain and fire — the season when crops ripen in sunlight. Spring sows, autumn reaps — the natural rhythm that became life's philosophical template."

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