Chinese symbol for “swing”
秋千
qiū qiān
Traditional: 鞦韆
swing (seat hung from a frame or branch)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for swing is 秋千 (qiū qiān), defined as: swing (seat hung from a frame or branch).
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 “swing”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 抡 (掄) | lūn | to swing (one's arms, a heavy object); to wave (a sword, one's fists) |
| 晃悠 | huàng you | to swing; to sway |
| 荡秋千 (盪鞦韆) | dàng qiū qiān | to swing (on a swing) |
| 摆荡 (擺蕩) | bǎi dàng | to swing; to sway |
| 挥杆 (揮桿) | huī gān | swing (golf) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 秋千.
| 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) |
| 秋水 | qiū shuǐ | limpid autumn waters (trad. description of girl's beautiful eyes) |
| 千万 (千萬) | qiān wàn | ten million; countless |
| 平方千米 | píng fāng qiān mǐ | square kilometer |
| 千年 | qiān nián | millennium |
See also: Japanese symbol for “swing”.
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.