Chinese symbol for “gang”
帮派
bāng pài
Traditional: 幫派
gang; faction
The closest CC-CEDICT match for gang is 帮派 (bāng pài), defined as: gang; faction.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “gang”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 团伙 (團伙) | tuán huǒ | (criminal) gang; gang member |
| 帮 (幫) | bāng | to help; to assist |
| 帮子 (幫子) | bāng zi | outer (of cabbage etc); upper (of a shoe) |
| 连动 (連動) | lián dòng | to link; to peg (currency) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 帮派.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 帮助 (幫助) | bāng zhù | assistance; aid; to help; to assist |
| 帮忙 (幫忙) | bāng máng | to help; to lend a hand |
| 黑帮 (黑幫) | hēi bāng | bunch of gangsters; criminal gang |
| 帮手 (幫手) | bāng shou | helper; assistant |
| 帮会 (幫會) | bāng huì | secret society; underworld gang |
| 派出 | pài chū | to send; to dispatch |
| 派遣 | pài qiǎn | to send (on a mission); to dispatch |
| 左派 | zuǒ pài | (political) left; left wing |
See also: Japanese symbol for “gang”.
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.