Chinese symbol for “climate”
气候
qì hòu
Traditional: 氣候
(meteorology) climate; (fig.) climate; prevailing conditions (in human affairs)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for climate is 气候 (qì hòu), defined as: (meteorology) climate; (fig.) climate; prevailing conditions (in human affairs).
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “climate”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 气候.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 天气 (天氣) | tiān qì | weather |
| 空气 (空氣) | kōng qì | air; atmosphere |
| 生气 (生氣) | shēng qì | to get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness |
| 勇气 (勇氣) | yǒng qì | courage |
| 气氛 (氣氛) | qì fēn | atmosphere; mood |
| 时候 (時候) | shí hou | time; length of time |
| 候选人 (候選人) | hòu xuǎn rén | candidate; measure word: 名 (míng) |
| 有时候 (有時候) | yǒu shí hou | sometimes |
See also: Japanese symbol for “climate”.
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.