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Chinese symbol for “inseparable”

离不开
lí bu kāi
Traditional: 離不開
inseparable; inevitably linked to

The closest CC-CEDICT match for inseparable is 离不开 (lí bu kāi), defined as: inseparable; inevitably linked to.

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

离 lí
rare beast; strange; elegant
radical 114 ⽱ · 11 strokes
不 bu
no, not, un-; negative prefix
radical 1 ⼀ · 4 strokes
开 kāi
to open; to start, to initiate, to begin
radical 55 ⼶ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “inseparable”

WordPinyinMeaning
形影不离 (形影不離)xíng yǐng bù líinseparable (as form and shadow)
相亲相爱 (相親相愛)xiāng qīn xiāng ài(idiom) (of siblings, spouses etc) very close to each other; inseparable; devoted to each other
密不可分mì bù kě fēninextricably linked (idiom); inseparable
不可分割bù kě fēn gēinalienable; unalienable
不可分离 (不可分離)bù kě fēn líinseparable

Related words

Other words that share a character with 离不开.

WordPinyinMeaning
离开 (離開)lí kāito depart; to leave
距离 (距離)jù lídistance; separation (in space or time); to be ... away from; to be ... from
脱离 (脫離)tuō líto separate oneself from; to break away from
离婚 (離婚)lí hūnto divorce
分离 (分離)fēn líto separate
远离 (遠離)yuǎn líto be far from; to keep away from
不是bù shìno; is not
不能bù néngcannot; must not
开始 (開始)kāi shǐto begin; to start; beginning; start

See also: Japanese symbol for “inseparable”.

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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