Chinese symbol for “bet”
赌
dǔ
Traditional: 賭
to bet; to gamble
The closest CC-CEDICT match for bet is 赌 (dǔ), defined as: to bet; to gamble.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “bet”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 打赌 (打賭) | dǎ dǔ | to bet; to make a bet |
| 押注 | yā zhù | to bet; to wager |
| 赌约 (賭約) | dǔ yuē | bet; wager |
| 投注 | tóu zhù | to throw one's energies (into an activity); to invest one's emotions (in sth) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 赌.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 赌场 (賭場) | dǔ chǎng | casino |
| 赌博 (賭博) | dǔ bó | to gamble |
| 打赌 (打賭) | dǎ dǔ | to bet; to make a bet |
| 赌注 (賭注) | dǔ zhù | stake (in a gamble); (what is at) stake |
| 赌徒 (賭徒) | dǔ tú | gambler |
| 赌钱 (賭錢) | dǔ qián | to gamble |
See also: Japanese symbol for “bet”.
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.