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Chinese symbol for “punk”

朋克
péng kè
punk (music style) (loanword)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for punk is 朋克 (péng kè), defined as: punk (music style) (loanword).

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

朋 péng
friend, pal, acquaintance
radical 74 ⽉ · 8 strokes
克 kè
to subdue, to restrain, to overcome; used in transliterations
radical 10 ⼉ · 7 strokes

Other Chinese words for “punk”

WordPinyinMeaning
庞克 (龐克)páng kè(Tw) (loanword) punk (music or subculture)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 朋克.

WordPinyinMeaning
朋友péng youfriend; 个 (gè),位 (wèi)
女朋友nǚ péng yougirlfriend
男朋友nán péng youboyfriend
小朋友xiǎo péng yǒuchild; kid (used to refer to a child, or by an adult to address a child, or, in Taiwan, to refer to sb's own child)
老朋友lǎo péng youold friend; (slang) period
朋友圈péng you quāncircle of friends; social circle
坦克tǎn kè(loanword) tank (military vehicle); (derog.) (slang) overweight woman
马克 (馬克)mǎ kèmark (monetary unit)

See also: Japanese symbol for “punk”.

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.