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Chinese symbol for “stake”

赌注
dǔ zhù
Traditional: 賭注
stake (in a gamble); (what is at) stake

The closest CC-CEDICT match for stake is 赌注 (dǔ zhù), defined as: stake (in a gamble); (what is at) stake.

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

赌 dǔ
to bet, to gamble, to wager
radical 154 ⾙ · 12 strokes
注 zhù
to concentrate, to focus
radical 85 ⽔ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “stake”

WordPinyinMeaning
利害关系 (利害關係)lì hài guān xistake; vital interest
桩 (樁)zhuāngstump; stake; pile; classifier for events, cases, transactions, affairs etc
注zhù(bound form) to pour into; to flow into; to inject; (bound form) to focus (one's spirit, gaze etc) on a single point; to concentrate
台面 (檯面)tái miàntabletop; countertop
木桩 (木樁)mù zhuāngwooden pile; stake

Related words

Other words that share a character with 赌注.

WordPinyinMeaning
赌场 (賭場)dǔ chǎngcasino
赌博 (賭博)dǔ bóto gamble
打赌 (打賭)dǎ dǔto bet; to make a bet
赌徒 (賭徒)dǔ túgambler
赌钱 (賭錢)dǔ qiánto gamble
注意zhù yìto take note of; to pay attention to
关注 (關注)guān zhùto pay attention to; to follow sth closely; to follow (on social media); concern; interest; attention
注册 (註冊)zhù cèto register; to enroll

See also: Japanese symbol for “stake”.

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.

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