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Chinese symbol for “bribe”

贿赂
huì lù
Traditional: 賄賂
to bribe; a bribe

The closest CC-CEDICT match for bribe is 贿赂 (huì lù), defined as: to bribe; a bribe.

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

贿 huì
to bribe; riches, wealth
radical 154 ⾙ · 10 strokes
赂 lù
bribery; to bribe; to present
radical 154 ⾙ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “bribe”

WordPinyinMeaning
打点 (打點)dǎ dianto bribe; to get (luggage) ready
买通 (買通)mǎi tōngto bribe
赂 (賂)lùbribe; bribery
贿买 (賄買)huì mǎito bribe; bribery
红包 (紅包)hóng bāomoney wrapped in red as a gift; bonus payment

Related words

Other words that share a character with 贿赂.

WordPinyinMeaning
受贿 (受賄)shòu huìto accept a bribe
行贿 (行賄)xíng huìto offer a bribe
贿选 (賄選)huì xuǎnto buy votes (in an election)
索贿 (索賄)suǒ huìto exact bribes; to solicit bribes
纳贿 (納賄)nà huìbribery; to give or accept bribes
性贿赂 (性賄賂)xìng huì lùto sexually bribe

See also: Japanese symbol for “bribe”.

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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