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Chinese symbol for “bidding”

招投标
zhāo tóu biāo
Traditional: 招投標
bid inviting and bid offering; bidding; auction

The closest CC-CEDICT match for bidding is 招投标 (zhāo tóu biāo), defined as: bid inviting and bid offering; bidding; auction.

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

招 zhāo
to summon; to recruit; to levy
radical 64 ⼿ · 8 strokes
投 tóu
to pitch, to throw; to bid, to invest
radical 64 ⼿ · 7 strokes
标 biāo
mark, sign, symbol; bid, prize
radical 75 ⽊ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 招投标.

WordPinyinMeaning
招生zhāo shēngto enroll new students; to get students
招聘zhāo pìnto invite applications for a job; to recruit
招标 (招標)zhāo biāoto invite bids
招募zhāo mùto recruit; to enlist
招收zhāo shōuto hire; to recruit
招待zhāo dàito hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers)
投资 (投資)tóu zīinvestment; to invest
投入tóu rùto throw into; to put into
目标 (目標)mù biāotarget; goal

See also: Japanese symbol for “bidding”.

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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