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Chinese symbol for “lamentable”

可悲
kě bēi
lamentable

The closest CC-CEDICT match for lamentable is 可悲 (kě bēi), defined as: lamentable.

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
悲 bēi
sorrow, sadness, grief; to be sorry
radical 61 ⼼ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “lamentable”

WordPinyinMeaning
可叹 (可嘆)kě tànlamentable; sad(ly)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 可悲.

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
悲剧 (悲劇)bēi jùtragedy; 出 (chū)
悲伤 (悲傷)bēi shāngsad; sorrowful

See also: Japanese symbol for “lamentable”.

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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