Chinese symbol for “amazing”
了不起
liǎo bu qǐ
amazing; terrific; extraordinary
The closest CC-CEDICT match for amazing is 了不起 (liǎo bu qǐ), defined as: amazing; terrific; extraordinary.
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
Other Chinese words for “amazing”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 厉害 (厲害) | lì hai | (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding; (of a pers |
| 惊讶 (驚訝) | jīng yà | amazed; astonished |
| 神 | shén | god; deity; supernatural; magical; mysterious |
| 绝赞 (絕讚) | jué zàn | amazing; awesome |
| 炸裂 | zhà liè | to burst; to explode; to rupture; (neologism) (slang) amazing; epic; phenomenal |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 了不起.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 为了 (為了) | wèi le | for; for the purpose of; in order to |
| 了解 | liǎo jiě | to understand; to know about; to learn about; to find out |
| 除了 | chú le | apart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他，誰也沒來|除了他，谁也没来[chu2 le5 ta1 , shei2 ye3 mei2 lai2] "apart from him, nobody ca |
| 不了 | bù le | no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) |
| 不是 | bù shì | no; is not |
| 不能 | bù néng | cannot; must not |
| 不会 (不會) | bù huì | improbable; unlikely |
| 不过 (不過) | bù guò | only; merely |
| 起来 (起來) | qǐ lai | to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2] |
See also: Japanese symbol for “amazing”.
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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