Chinese symbol for “lottery”
摇号
yáo hào
Traditional: 搖號
lottery
The closest CC-CEDICT match for lottery is 摇号 (yáo hào), defined as: lottery.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “lottery”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 抽奖 (抽獎) | chōu jiǎng | to draw a prize; a lottery |
| 摸彩 | mō cǎi | to draw lots; raffle |
| 幸运抽奖 (幸運抽獎) | xìng yùn chōu jiǎng | lucky draw; lottery |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 摇号.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 动摇 (動搖) | dòng yáo | to sway; to waver |
| 摇滚 (搖滾) | yáo gǔn | rock 'n' roll (music); to rock |
| 摇晃 (搖晃) | yáo huàng | to rock; to shake; to sway |
| 摇摆 (搖擺) | yáo bǎi | to sway; to wobble |
| 摇头 (搖頭) | yáo tóu | to shake one's head |
| 摇篮 (搖籃) | yáo lán | cradle (for a baby); (fig.) cradle; birthplace (of a civilization, movement etc) |
| 信号 (信號) | xìn hào | signal |
| 号码 (號碼) | hào mǎ | number; measure word: 堆 (duī), 个 (gè) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “lottery”.
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.