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Chinese symbol for “bounty”

悬赏
xuán shǎng
Traditional: 懸賞
to offer a reward; bounty

The closest CC-CEDICT match for bounty is 悬赏 (xuán shǎng), defined as: to offer a reward; bounty.

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

悬 xuán
to hang, to hoist, to suspend; hung
radical 61 ⼼ · 11 strokes
赏 shǎng
reward; to appreciate; to bestow, to grant
radical 154 ⾙ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 悬赏.

WordPinyinMeaning
悬挂 (懸掛)xuán guàto suspend; to hang
悬崖 (懸崖)xuán yáprecipice; overhanging cliff
悬殊 (懸殊)xuán shūvastly different; poles apart
悬浮 (懸浮)xuán fúto float (in the air etc); suspension
悬念 (懸念)xuán niànsuspense in a movie, play etc; concern for sb's welfare
欣赏 (欣賞)xīn shǎngto appreciate; to enjoy; to admire
观赏 (觀賞)guān shǎngto look at sth with pleasure; to watch (sth marvelous); ornamental
赞赏 (讚賞)zàn shǎngto admire; to praise

See also: Japanese symbol for “bounty”.

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.