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Chinese symbol for “cabaret”

卡巴莱
kǎ bā lái
Traditional: 卡巴萊
cabaret (loanword)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for cabaret is 卡巴莱 (kǎ bā lái), defined as: cabaret (loanword).

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

卡 kǎ
card, punch card; calorie
radical 25 ⼘ · 5 strokes
巴 bā
to desire, to wish for
radical 49 ⼰ · 4 strokes
莱 lái
weed, goosefoot; fallow field; used in transliterations
radical 140 ⾋ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 卡巴莱.

WordPinyinMeaning
信用卡xìn yòng kǎcredit card
卡拉kǎ lākaraoke; (Tw) (of chicken etc) crispy, deep-fried
卡车 (卡車)kǎ chētruck; 辆 (liàng)
卡通kǎ tōngcartoon (loanword)
卡片kǎ piàncard
银行卡 (銀行卡)yín háng kǎbank card
巴士bā shìbus (loanword); motor coach
鸡巴 (雞巴)jī badick; penis (vulgar)
莱姆 (萊姆)lái mǔ(loanword) lime

See also: Japanese symbol for “cabaret”.

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.