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Chinese symbol for “kickback”

红包
hóng bāo
Traditional: 紅包
money wrapped in red as a gift; bonus payment; kickback; bribe

The closest CC-CEDICT match for kickback is 红包 (hóng bāo), defined as: money wrapped in red as a gift; bonus payment; kickback; bribe.

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

红 hóng
red, vermillion; to blush, to flush; popular
radical 120 ⽷ · 6 strokes
包 bāo
wrap, pack, bundle; package
radical 20 ⼓ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “kickback”

WordPinyinMeaning
回扣huí kòubrokerage; a commission paid to a middleman

Related words

Other words that share a character with 红包.

WordPinyinMeaning
红色 (紅色)hóng sèred (color); revolutionary
红旗 (紅旗)hóng qíred flag; measure word: 面 (miàn)
粉红色 (粉紅色)fěn hóng sèpink
红利 (紅利)hóng lìbonus; dividend
粉红 (粉紅)fěn hóngpink
包括bāo kuòto comprise; to include
包含bāo hánto contain; to embody
包装 (包裝)bāo zhuāngto wrap; to package (goods etc); packaging; packing materials

See also: Japanese symbol for “kickback”.

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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