Chinese symbol for “lots”
阄
jiū
Traditional: 鬮
lots (to be drawn); lot (in a game of chance)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for lots is 阄 (jiū), defined as: lots (to be drawn); lot (in a game of chance).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 阄.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 抓阄 (抓鬮) | zhuā jiū | to draw straws |
See also: Japanese symbol for “lots”.
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.