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Chinese symbol for “available”

可选
kě xuǎn
Traditional: 可選
available; optional

The closest CC-CEDICT match for available is 可选 (kě xuǎn), defined as: available; optional.

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

可 kě
may, can, -able; possibly
radical 30 ⼝ · 5 strokes
选 xuǎn
to select, to elect, to choose; election
radical 162 ⾡ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “available”

WordPinyinMeaning
齐备 (齊備)qí bèiall ready; available
资用 (資用)zī yòng(physics) available

Related words

Other words that share a character with 可选.

WordPinyinMeaning
可以kě yǐcan; may
可能kě néngmight (happen); possible
可是kě shìbut; however; (used for emphasis) indeed
不可bù kěcannot; should not; must not
可怕kě pàawful; dreadful
可爱 (可愛)kě àiadorable; cute
选择 (選擇)xuǎn zéto select; to pick; choice; option; alternative
选举 (選舉)xuǎn jǔto elect; election

See also: Japanese symbol for “available”.

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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