Chinese symbol for “autumn”
秋
qiū
autumn; fall; harvest time
The closest CC-CEDICT match for autumn is 秋 (qiū), defined as: autumn; fall; harvest time.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “autumn”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 秋天 | qiū tiān | autumn; 个 (gè) |
| 秋季 | qiū jì | autumn; fall |
| 秋日 | qiū rì | autumn; fall |
| 金秋 | jīn qiū | fall; autumn |
| 秋令 | qiū lìng | autumn; autumn weather |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 秋.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 春秋 | chūn qiū | spring and autumn; four seasons |
| 秋天 | qiū tiān | autumn; 个 (gè) |
| 秋季 | qiū jì | autumn; fall |
| 千秋 | qiān qiū | a thousand years; your birthday (honorific) |
| 秋千 (鞦韆) | qiū qiān | swing (seat hung from a frame or branch) |
| 秋水 | qiū shuǐ | limpid autumn waters (trad. description of girl's beautiful eyes) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “autumn”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.