Chinese symbol for “pickpocket”
扒手
pá shǒu
pickpocket
The closest CC-CEDICT match for pickpocket is 扒手 (pá shǒu), defined as: pickpocket.
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
Other Chinese words for “pickpocket”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 扒手.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 扒开 (扒開) | bā kāi | to pry open or apart; to spread (sth) open with both hands |
| 扒皮 | bā pí | to flay; to skin |
| 吃里扒外 (吃裡扒外) | chī lǐ pá wài | (idiom) to work against the interests of sb one derives support from; to double-cross one's employer; to bite the hand that feeds |
| 扒窃 (扒竊) | pá qiè | to steal; to pick pockets |
| 牛扒 | niú pá | (dialect) beef steak |
| 手机 (手機) | shǒu jī | cell phone; mobile phone; measure word: 部 (bù), 台 (tái) |
| 手段 | shǒu duàn | method; way; means (of doing sth); skill; ability |
| 选手 (選手) | xuǎn shǒu | athlete; contestant |
See also: Japanese symbol for “pickpocket”.
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.