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Chinese symbol for “considerable”

不菲
bù fěi
(of a price, expense, income etc.) considerable; substantial

The closest CC-CEDICT match for considerable is 不菲 (bù fěi), defined as: (of a price, expense, income etc.) considerable; substantial.

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

不 bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
radical 1 ⼀ · 4 strokes
菲 fěi
fragrant; rich, luxuriant; the Philippines
radical 140 ⾋ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “considerable”

WordPinyinMeaning
可观 (可觀)kě guānworth seeing; considerable; impressive; significant
实质性 (實質性)shí zhì xìngsubstantive; substantial
甚巨 (甚鉅)shèn jù(usu. of an adverse effect) immense; considerable; substantial

Related words

Other words that share a character with 不菲.

WordPinyinMeaning
不是bù shìno; is not
不能bù néngcannot; must not
不会 (不會)bù huìimprobable; unlikely
不过 (不過)bù guòonly; merely
不同bù tóngdifferent; distinct
菲力fēi lìfillet (loanword)
菲菲fēi fēivery fragrant; luxurious
菲林fēi lín(dialect) film (loanword); roll of film

See also: Japanese symbol for “considerable”.

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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