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Chinese symbol for “redneck”

红脖子
hóng bó zi
Traditional: 紅脖子
redneck

The closest CC-CEDICT match for redneck is 红脖子 (hóng bó zi), defined as: redneck.

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

红 hóng
red, vermillion; to blush, to flush; popular
radical 120 ⽷ · 6 strokes
脖 bó
neck
radical 130 ⾁ · 11 strokes
子 zi
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
radical 39 ⼦ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “redneck”

WordPinyinMeaning
阿土ā tǔcountry bumpkin; redneck (derog)
土老帽tǔ lǎo màohillbilly; yokel

Related words

Other words that share a character with 红脖子.

WordPinyinMeaning
红色 (紅色)hóng sèred (color); revolutionary
红包 (紅包)hóng bāomoney wrapped in red as a gift; bonus payment
红旗 (紅旗)hóng qíred flag; measure word: 面 (miàn)
粉红色 (粉紅色)fěn hóng sèpink
红利 (紅利)hóng lìbonus; dividend
粉红 (粉紅)fěn hóngpink
脖子bó zineck; 个 (gè)
脖颈 (脖頸)bó gěngback of the neck; nape
孩子hái zichild

See also: Japanese symbol for “redneck”.

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.