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Chinese symbol for “joker”

鬼牌
guǐ pái
Joker (playing card)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for joker is 鬼牌 (guǐ pái), defined as: Joker (playing card).

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

鬼 guǐ
ghost; demon; sly, mischievous
radical 194 ⿁ · 10 strokes
牌 pái
card, game piece; placard, signboard, tablet
radical 91 ⽚ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “joker”

WordPinyinMeaning
小子xiǎo zi(coll.) boy; (derog.) joker

Related words

Other words that share a character with 鬼牌.

WordPinyinMeaning
魔鬼mó guǐdevil
吸血鬼xī xuè guǐleech; bloodsucking vermin
小鬼xiǎo guǐlittle demon (term of endearment for a child); mischievous child
鬼子guǐ zidevil (derog. term for foreign invaders); (esp. during resistance against Japanese aggression 1931–1945) Jap; Nip
有鬼yǒu guǐ(fig.) to smell fishy
鬼话 (鬼話)guǐ huàlie; false words
品牌pǐn páibrand; brand name
金牌jīn páigold medal; measure word: 枚 (méi)

See also: Japanese symbol for “joker”.

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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