Chinese symbol for “ploy”
伎俩
jì liǎng
Traditional: 伎倆
trick; scheme; ploy; skill
The closest CC-CEDICT match for ploy is 伎俩 (jì liǎng), defined as: trick; scheme; ploy; skill.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “ploy”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 把戏 (把戲) | bǎ xì | acrobatics; jugglery; trick; ploy |
| 套儿 (套兒) | tào r | (coll.) loop of rope; noose |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 伎俩.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 歌舞伎 | gē wǔ jì | kabuki |
| 艺伎 (藝伎) | yì jì | geisha (Japanese female entertainer); also written 艺妓 (yì jì) |
| 故伎重演 | gù jì chóng yǎn | to repeat an old stratagem; up to one's old tricks |
| 故伎 | gù jì | usual trick; old tactics |
| 咱俩 (咱倆) | zán liǎ | the two of us |
| 哥俩 (哥倆) | gē liǎ | (coll.) two brothers; two close male friends |
| 技俩 (技倆) | jì liǎng | variant of 伎俩 (jì liǎng) |
| 娘俩 (娘倆) | niáng liǎ | (coll.) mother and her child |
See also: Japanese symbol for “ploy”.
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.