Chinese symbol for “cricket”
板球
bǎn qiú
cricket (ball game)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for cricket is 板球 (bǎn qiú), defined as: cricket (ball game).
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
Other Chinese words for “cricket”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蟋蟀 | xī shuài | cricket (insect) |
| 促织 (促織) | cù zhī | cricket (insect) |
| 木球 | mù qiú | cricket (ball game); also called 板球 (bǎn qiú) |
| 蛩 | qióng | anxious; grasshopper |
| 蛌 | gǔ | cricket |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 板球.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 老板 | lǎo bǎn | variant of 老板 (lǎo bǎn) |
| 地板 | dì bǎn | floor |
| 板块 (板塊) | bǎn kuài | slab; (geology) tectonic plate |
| 平板 | píng bǎn | slab; flat board; (engineering) surface plate; flat; level |
| 甲板 | jiǎ bǎn | deck (of a ship or boat) |
| 全球 | quán qiú | the whole world; worldwide; global |
| 足球 | zú qiú | soccer; football; a soccer ball; a football |
| 地球 | dì qiú | the earth |
See also: Japanese symbol for “cricket”.
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.