Chinese symbol for “poker”
扑克
pū kè
Traditional: 撲克
poker (game) (loanword); playing cards
The closest CC-CEDICT match for poker is 扑克 (pū kè), defined as: poker (game) (loanword); playing cards.
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 “poker”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 扑克.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 扑灭 (撲滅) | pū miè | to eradicate; to extinguish |
| 扑克牌 (撲克牌) | pū kè pái | poker (card game); playing card |
| 相扑 (相撲) | xiāng pū | sumo wrestling; also pr. [xiang4 pu1] |
| 反扑 (反撲) | fǎn pū | to counterattack; to come back after a defeat |
| 拓扑 (拓撲) | tuò pū | (math.) (loanword) topology |
| 坦克 | tǎn kè | (loanword) tank (military vehicle); (derog.) (slang) overweight woman |
| 马克 (馬克) | mǎ kè | mark (monetary unit) |
| 克服 | kè fú | (try to) overcome (hardships etc); to conquer |
See also: Japanese symbol for “poker”.
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.