Chinese symbol for “gambling”
博彩
bó cǎi
gambling
The closest CC-CEDICT match for gambling is 博彩 (bó cǎi), defined as: gambling.
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 “gambling”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 博弈 | bó yì | games (such as chess, dice etc); gambling |
| 菠菜 | bō cài | spinach (CL:棵 (kē)); (slang) gambling; gambler (alternative term for 博彩 (bó cǎi)) |
| 摴 | shū | dice; gambling |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 博彩.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 博士 | bó shì | doctor (as an academic degree); (old) person specialized in a skill or trade |
| 博物馆 (博物館) | bó wù guǎn | museum |
| 博客 | bó kè | (loanword) a blog; a blogger |
| 微博 | wēi bó | microblogging; microblog |
| 赌博 (賭博) | dǔ bó | to gamble |
| 博览会 (博覽會) | bó lǎn huì | an exposition; an international fair |
| 色彩 | sè cǎi | tint; coloring; coloration; (fig.) flavor; character |
| 精彩 | jīng cǎi | wonderful; marvelous |
See also: Japanese symbol for “gambling”.
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.