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Chinese symbol for “pocket”

口袋
kǒu dài
pocket; bag; sack

The closest CC-CEDICT match for pocket is 口袋 (kǒu dài), defined as: pocket; bag; sack.

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

口 kǒu
mouth; entrance, gate, opening
radical 30 ⼝ · 3 strokes
袋 dài
bag, sack; pocket, pouch
radical 145 ⾐ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “pocket”

WordPinyinMeaning
兜dōupocket; bag
衣袋yī dàipocket (in a garment)
衣兜yī dōupocket
袋dàipouch; bag
囊nángsack; purse

Related words

Other words that share a character with 口袋.

WordPinyinMeaning
人口rén kǒupopulation; people
出口chū kǒuan exit; 个 (gè)
进口 (進口)jìn kǒuto import; imported
口号 (口號)kǒu hàoslogan; catchphrase
门口 (門口)mén kǒudoorway; gate
入口rù kǒuentrance; to import
脑袋 (腦袋)nǎo daihead; skull
袋子dài zibag

See also: Japanese symbol for “pocket”.

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.