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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

伎 jì
talent, skill, craft, ability
radical 9 ⼈ · 6 strokes
俩 liǎng
two, a pair, a couple
radical 9 ⼈ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “ploy”

WordPinyinMeaning
把戏 (把戲)bǎ xìacrobatics; 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.

WordPinyinMeaning
歌舞伎gē wǔ jìkabuki
艺伎 (藝伎)yì jìgeisha (Japanese female entertainer); also written 艺妓 (yì jì)
故伎重演gù jì chóng yǎnto repeat an old stratagem; up to one's old tricks
故伎gù jìusual trick; old tactics
咱俩 (咱倆)zán liǎthe two of us
哥俩 (哥倆)gē liǎ(coll.) two brothers; two close male friends
技俩 (技倆)jì liǎngvariant 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.

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