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Chinese symbol for “gambit”

招数
zhāo shù
Traditional: 招數
move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts); gambit; trick; scheme

The closest CC-CEDICT match for gambit is 招数 (zhāo shù), defined as: move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts); gambit; trick; scheme; movement; same as 着数 (zhāo shù).

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
数 shù
count, number, several
radical 66 ⽁ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “gambit”

WordPinyinMeaning
着数 (著數)zhāo shùmove (in chess, on stage, in martial arts); gambit

Related words

Other words that share a character with 招数.

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)
数据 (數據)shù jùdata
人数 (人數)rén shùnumber of people

See also: Japanese symbol for “gambit”.

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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