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Chinese symbol for “hacker”

黑客
hēi kè
(computing) (loanword) hacker

The closest CC-CEDICT match for hacker is 黑客 (hēi kè), defined as: (computing) (loanword) hacker.

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

黑 hēi
black; dark; evil, sinister
radical 203 ⿊ · 12 strokes
客 kè
guest, traveller; customer
radical 40 ⼧ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “hacker”

WordPinyinMeaning
骇客 (駭客)hài kè(computing) (loanword) hacker

Related words

Other words that share a character with 黑客.

WordPinyinMeaning
黑人hēi rénblack person; an illegal
黑暗hēi àndark; darkly
黑色hēi sèblack
黑白hēi báiblack and white; right and wrong
黑帮 (黑幫)hēi bāngbunch of gangsters; criminal gang
客户 (客戶)kè hùclient; customer
游客 (遊客)yóu kètraveler; tourist; (online gaming) guest player
博客bó kè(loanword) a blog; a blogger

See also: Japanese symbol for “hacker”.

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.