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Chinese symbol for “hijack”

骑劫
qí jié
Traditional: 騎劫
to hijack (an airplane, motor vehicle, social media account, discussion etc)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for hijack is 骑劫 (qí jié), defined as: to hijack (an airplane, motor vehicle, social media account, discussion etc).

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

骑 qí
to ride, to mount; cavalry
radical 187 ⾺ · 11 strokes
劫 jié
to take by force, to coerce; disaster; misfortune
radical 19 ⼒ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “hijack”

WordPinyinMeaning
绑架 (綁架)bǎng jiàto kidnap; to abduct
劫持jié chíto kidnap; to hijack
空中劫持kōng zhōng jié chíto hijack (a plane); aircraft hijacking
劫道jié dàoto kidnap; to hijack

Related words

Other words that share a character with 骑劫.

WordPinyinMeaning
骑士 (騎士)qí shìknight; cavalier; (Tw) bike rider (scooter, bicycle etc)
骑兵 (騎兵)qí bīngcavalry
骑马 (騎馬)qí mǎto ride a horse
骑车 (騎車)qí chēto ride a bike (motorbike or bicycle)
骑行 (騎行)qí xíngto ride (a bicycle, horse, motorbike etc); cycling; horseback riding; motorbike riding
骑手 (騎手)qí shǒuhorse rider; equestrian
抢劫 (搶劫)qiǎng jiéto rob; looting
劫持jié chíto kidnap; to hijack

See also: Japanese symbol for “hijack”.

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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