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Chinese symbol for “ace”

王牌
wáng pái
(card games) trump card; (fig.) ace; star player; top performer; best asset; secret weapon

The closest CC-CEDICT match for ace is 王牌 (wáng pái), defined as: (card games) trump card; (fig.) ace; star player; top performer; best asset; secret weapon.

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

王 wáng
king, ruler; royal; surname
radical 96 ⽟ · 4 strokes
牌 pái
card, game piece; placard, signboard, tablet
radical 91 ⽚ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “ace”

WordPinyinMeaning
幺点 (么點)yāo diǎnace

Related words

Other words that share a character with 王牌.

WordPinyinMeaning
国王 (國王)guó wángking
王国 (王國)wáng guókingdom; realm
女王nǚ wángqueen
王子wáng zǐprince; son of a king
王朝wáng cháodynasty
亲王 (親王)qīn wángprince
品牌pǐn páibrand; brand name
金牌jīn páigold medal; measure word: 枚 (méi)

See also: Japanese symbol for “ace”.

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.