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Chinese symbol for “betting”

投注
tóu zhù
to throw one's energies (into an activity); to invest one's emotions (in sth); to bet; betting

The closest CC-CEDICT match for betting is 投注 (tóu zhù), defined as: to throw one's energies (into an activity); to invest one's emotions (in sth); to bet; betting.

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

投 tóu
to pitch, to throw; to bid, to invest
radical 64 ⼿ · 7 strokes
注 zhù
to concentrate, to focus
radical 85 ⽔ · 8 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 投注.

WordPinyinMeaning
投资 (投資)tóu zīinvestment; to invest
投入tóu rùto throw into; to put into
投票tóu piàoto vote; to cast a vote
投诉 (投訴)tóu sùto lodge a complaint
投资者 (投資者)tóu zī zhěinvestor
投降tóu xiángto surrender
注意zhù yìto take note of; to pay attention to
关注 (關注)guān zhùto pay attention to; to follow sth closely; to follow (on social media); concern; interest; attention

See also: Japanese symbol for “betting”.

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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