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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.

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

摇 yáo
to rock, to shake; to swing, to wave
radical 64 ⼿ · 13 strokes
号 hào
mark, sign; symbol; number; to call, to cry, to roar
radical 30 ⼝ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “lottery”

WordPinyinMeaning
抽奖 (抽獎)chōu jiǎngto draw a prize; a lottery
摸彩mō cǎito draw lots; raffle
幸运抽奖 (幸運抽獎)xìng yùn chōu jiǎnglucky draw; lottery

Related words

Other words that share a character with 摇号.

WordPinyinMeaning
动摇 (動搖)dòng yáoto sway; to waver
摇滚 (搖滾)yáo gǔnrock 'n' roll (music); to rock
摇晃 (搖晃)yáo huàngto rock; to shake; to sway
摇摆 (搖擺)yáo bǎito sway; to wobble
摇头 (搖頭)yáo tóuto shake one's head
摇篮 (搖籃)yáo láncradle (for a baby); (fig.) cradle; birthplace (of a civilization, movement etc)
信号 (信號)xìn hàosignal
号码 (號碼)hào mǎnumber; 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.

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