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Chinese symbol for “indestructible”

坚不可摧
jiān bù kě cuī
Traditional: 堅不可摧
(idiom) invulnerable; indestructible; impregnable

The closest CC-CEDICT match for indestructible is 坚不可摧 (jiān bù kě cuī), defined as: (idiom) invulnerable; indestructible; impregnable.

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

坚 jiān
hard, strong; firm, resolute
radical 32 ⼟ · 7 strokes
不 bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
radical 1 ⼀ · 4 strokes
可 kě
may, can, -able; possibly
radical 30 ⼝ · 5 strokes
摧 cuī
to destroy, to wreck
radical 64 ⼿ · 14 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 坚不可摧.

WordPinyinMeaning
坚持 (堅持)jiān chíto persevere with; to persist in
坚决 (堅決)jiān juéfirm; resolute; determined
坚强 (堅強)jiān qiángstaunch; strong
坚定 (堅定)jiān dìngfirm; steady
坚守 (堅守)jiān shǒuto hold fast to; to stick to
坚信 (堅信)jiān xìnto believe firmly; without any doubt
不是bù shìno; is not
不能bù néngcannot; must not
可以kě yǐcan; may
摧毁 (摧毀)cuī huǐto destroy; to wreck

See also: Japanese symbol for “indestructible”.

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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