秋分

Chinese

		autumn; fall; harvest time autumn; fall; harvest time; a swing	to divide; minute; (a measure word) to divide; minute; (a measure word); (a unit of leng)
trad. (秋分)		秋	分
simp. #(秋分)		秋	分

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): Qiūfēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄡ ㄈㄣ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): Qiu¹ fen¹

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cau¹ fan¹
• Gan (Wiktionary): 'qiu¹ fiin¹
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): Chhiû-fûn

  (Hailu, HRS): ciu^ˋ fun^ˋ

  (Meixian, Guangdong): qiu¹ fun¹

• Jin (Wiktionary): qiou¹ feng¹
• Northern Min (KCR): Chiú-hóng
• Eastern Min (BUC): Chiŭ-hŭng
• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ciu¹ hong¹ / ciu¹ huong¹
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): Chhiu-hun

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ciu¹ hung¹

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹chieu-fen
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): ciou¹ fen¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Qiūfēn
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄡ ㄈㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Cioufen
    • Wade–Giles: Chʻiu¹-fên¹
    • Yale: Chyōu-fēn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chioufen
    • Palladius: Цюфэнь (Cjufɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ fən⁵⁵/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: Qiu¹ fen¹
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: Kiufen
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiəu⁵⁵ fən⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cau¹ fan¹
    • Yale: chāu fān
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsau¹ fan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ceo¹ fen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵ fɐn⁵⁵/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: 'qiu¹ fiin¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˈt͡ɕʰiu⁴² fɨn⁴²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chhiû-fûn
    • Hakka Romanization System: qiu^ˊ fun^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: qiu¹ fun¹
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰi̯u²⁴⁻¹¹ fun²⁴/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: ciu^ˋ fun^ˋ
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰiu⁵³ fun⁵³/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: qiu¹ fun¹
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡ɕʰiu⁴⁴ fun⁴⁴/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: qiou¹ feng¹
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕʰiəu¹¹ fəŋ¹¹/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: Chiú-hóng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiu⁵⁴ xɔŋ⁵⁴/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Chiŭ-hŭng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰieu⁵⁵ ^(h-)uŋ⁵⁵/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: ciu¹ hong¹ [Phonetic: ciu⁵ ong¹]
    • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: Chiu-heong
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiu⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^(h-)ɔŋ⁵³³/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: ciu¹ huong¹ [Phonetic: ciu⁵ uong¹]
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiu⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^(h-)uoŋ⁵⁴⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chhiu-hun
    • Tâi-lô: Tshiu-hun
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chiu'hwn
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² hun⁴⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiu³³ hun³³/
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² hun⁴⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ hun⁴⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ hun⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ciu¹ hung¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshiu hung
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiu³³⁻²³ huŋ³³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹chieu-fen
    • MiniDict: chieu^平 fen
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹qieu-fen
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕʰiɤ⁵⁵ fən²¹/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: ciou¹ fen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /t͡sʰi̯əu̯³³ ɸən³³/
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /t͡ɕʰi̯əu̯³³ ɸən³³/

Proper noun

秋分

1. autumnal equinox (the 16th of the 24 solar terms around September 22nd, 23rd, or 24th)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (秋分):

• → Japanese: 秋分(しゅうぶん) (shūbun)
• → Korean: 추분(秋分) (chubun)

See also

• 二十四節氣／二十四节气 (Èrshísì Jiéqì, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
  • Spring: 立春 (Lìchūn)、雨水 (yǔshuǐ)、驚蟄／惊蛰 (Jīngzhé)、春分 (Chūnfēn)、清明 (qīngmíng)、穀雨／谷雨 (Gǔyǔ)
  • Summer: 立夏 (Lìxià)、小滿／小满 (Xiǎomǎn)、芒種／芒种 (mángzhòng)、夏至 (xiàzhì)、小暑 (Xiǎoshǔ)、大暑 (Dàshǔ)
  • Autumn: 立秋 (Lìqiū)、處暑／处暑 (Chǔshǔ)、白露 (báilù)、秋分 (Qiūfēn)、寒露 (Hánlù)、霜降 (Shuāngjiàng)
  • Winter: 立冬 (Lìdōng)、小雪 (xiǎoxuě)、大雪 (dàxuě)、冬至 (dōngzhì)、小寒 (Xiǎohán)、大寒 (Dàhán)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
秋	分
しゅう Grade: 2	ぶん Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しゅうぶん [shùúbúń] (Heiban – [0])
• (Kyōto) しゅうぶん [shùúbúń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕɨːbɯ̟̃ɴ]

Noun

秋(しゅう)分(ぶん) • (shūbun) ^{←しうぶん (siubun)?}

1. the autumnal equinox
2. the day of the autumnal equinox

Synonyms

• (the day of the autumnal equinox) 秋(しゅう)分(ぶん)の日(ひ) (shūbun no hi)

See also

• 二(に)十(じゅう)四(し)節(せっ)気(き) (Nijūshi Sekki, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
  • Spring: 立(りっ)春(しゅん) (Risshun), 雨(う)水(すい) (Usui), 啓(けい)蟄(ちつ) (Keichitsu), 春(しゅん)分(ぶん) (Shunbun), 清(せい)明(めい) (Seimei), 穀(こく)雨(う) (Kokuu)
  • Summer: 立(りっ)夏(か) (Rikka), 小(しょう)満(まん) (Shōman), 芒(ぼう)種(しゅ) (Bōshu), 夏(げ)至(し) (Geshi), 小(しょう)暑(しょ) (Shōsho), 大(たい)暑(しょ) (Taisho)
  • Autumn: 立(りっ)秋(しゅう) (Risshū), 処(しょ)暑(しょ) (Shosho), 白(はく)露(ろ) (Hakuro), 秋(しゅう)分(ぶん) (Shūbun), 寒(かん)露(ろ) (Kanro), 霜(そう)降(こう) (Sōkō)
  • Winter: 立(りっ)冬(とう) (Rittō), 小(しょう)雪(せつ) (Shōsetsu), 大雪(たいせつ) (Taisetsu), 冬(とう)至(じ) (Tōji), 小(しょう)寒(かん) (Shōkan), 大寒(だいかん) (Daikan)

References

• “秋分”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[2] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
秋	分

Proper noun

秋分

1. chữ Hán form of Thu phân (“the autumnal equinox, the day of the autumnal equinox”)