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Chinese symbol for “kidnapping”

绑架
bǎng jià
Traditional: 綁架
to kidnap; to abduct; to hijack; a kidnapping

The closest CC-CEDICT match for kidnapping is 绑架 (bǎng jià), defined as: to kidnap; to abduct; to hijack; a kidnapping; abduction; staking.

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

绑 bǎng
to tie, to fasten, to bind
radical 120 ⽷ · 9 strokes
架 jià
frame, rack, stand; to prop up
radical 75 ⽊ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 绑架.

WordPinyinMeaning
捆绑 (捆綁)kǔn bǎngto bind
绑定 (綁定)bǎng dìng(loanword) binding; to bind (e.g. an account to a mobile phone number)
松绑 (鬆綁)sōng bǎngto untie; (fig.) to ease restrictions
绑匪 (綁匪)bǎng fěikidnapper
绑票 (綁票)bǎng piàoto kidnap (for ransom)
框架kuàng jià(construction) frame; (fig.) framework
架构 (架構)jià gòuto construct; to build; structure; framework; architecture
吵架chǎo jiàto quarrel; to have a row

See also: Japanese symbol for “kidnapping”.

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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