Chinese symbol for “abduction”
绑架
bǎng jià
Traditional: 綁架
to kidnap; to abduct; to hijack; a kidnapping
The closest CC-CEDICT match for abduction is 绑架 (bǎng jià), defined as: to kidnap; to abduct; to hijack; a kidnapping; abduction; staking.
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
Related words
Other words that share a character with 绑架.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 捆绑 (捆綁) | kǔn bǎng | to bind |
| 绑定 (綁定) | bǎng dìng | (loanword) binding; to bind (e.g. an account to a mobile phone number) |
| 松绑 (鬆綁) | sōng bǎng | to untie; (fig.) to ease restrictions |
| 绑匪 (綁匪) | bǎng fěi | kidnapper |
| 绑票 (綁票) | bǎng piào | to kidnap (for ransom) |
| 框架 | kuàng jià | (construction) frame; (fig.) framework |
| 架构 (架構) | jià gòu | to construct; to build; structure; framework; architecture |
| 吵架 | chǎo jià | to quarrel; to have a row |
See also: Japanese symbol for “abduction”.
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.
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