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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).

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

阄 jiū
chance, risk; to draw lots
radical 169 ⾨ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 阄.

WordPinyinMeaning
抓阄 (抓鬮)zhuā jiūto 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.

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