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Chinese symbol for “executable”

可执行
kě zhí xíng
Traditional: 可執行
executable (computing)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for executable is 可执行 (kě zhí xíng), defined as: executable (computing).

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
执 zhí
to execute; to grasp, to hold; to keep; to sieze, to detain
radical 64 ⼿ · 6 strokes
行 xíng
to go, to walk, to move; professional
radical 144 ⾏ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 可执行.

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
执行 (執行)zhí xíngto implement; to carry out
执政 (執政)zhí zhèngto hold power; in office
进行 (進行)jìn xíng(of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway; (of people) to carry out; to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc)

See also: Japanese symbol for “executable”.

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.