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Chinese symbol for “okra”

秋葵
qiū kuí
okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for okra is 秋葵 (qiū kuí), defined as: okra (Abelmoschus esculentus).

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

秋 qiū
autumn, fall; year
radical 115 ⽲ · 9 strokes
葵 kuí
sunflower; to measure
radical 140 ⾋ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “okra”

WordPinyinMeaning
黄秋葵 (黃秋葵)huáng qiū kuíokra (Abelmoschus esculentus)
羊角豆yáng jiǎo dòu(Malaysia) okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 秋葵.

WordPinyinMeaning
春秋chūn qiūspring and autumn; four seasons
秋天qiū tiānautumn; 个 (gè)
秋季qiū jìautumn; fall
千秋qiān qiūa thousand years; your birthday (honorific)
秋千 (鞦韆)qiū qiānswing (seat hung from a frame or branch)
秋水qiū shuǐlimpid autumn waters (trad. description of girl's beautiful eyes)
向日葵xiàng rì kuísunflower (Helianthus annuus)
葵花kuí huāsunflower

See also: Japanese symbol for “okra”.

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.