Chinese symbol for “shill”
托儿
tuō r
Traditional: 托兒
(coll.) shill; tout; phony customer who pretends to buys things so as to lure real customers
The closest CC-CEDICT match for shill is 托儿 (tuō r), defined as: (coll.) shill; tout; phony customer who pretends to buys things so as to lure real customers.
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 “shill”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 托 | tuō | to hold up in one's hand; to support with one's palm; sth serving as a support: a prop, a rest (e.g. arm rest) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 托儿.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 委托 (委託) | wěi tuō | to entrust; to trust |
| 拜托 (拜託) | bài tuō | to request sb to do sth; please! |
| 摩托车 (摩托車) | mó tuō chē | (loanword) motorbike; motorcycle; 辆 (liàng),部 (bù) |
| 依托 (依託) | yī tuō | to rely on; to depend on |
| 信托 (信託) | xìn tuō | to entrust; trust bond (finance) |
| 摩托 | mó tuō | (loanword) motor; (loanword) motorbike; motorcycle (abbr. for 摩托车 (mó tuō chē)) |
| 儿子 (兒子) | ér zi | son |
| 女儿 (女兒) | nǚ ér | daughter |
See also: Japanese symbol for “shill”.
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.