Chinese symbol for “likely”

容易

róng yì

easy; straightforward; likely; liable to; apt to

The closest CC-CEDICT match for likely is 容易 (róng yì), defined as: easy; straightforward; likely; liable to; apt 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

容 róng

appearance, looks; form, figure; to contain, to hold

radical 40 ⼧ · 10 strokes

易 yì

to change; to exchange, to trade; simple, easy

radical 72 ⽇ · 8 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 容易.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
内容 (內容)	nèi róng	content; substance; details; 项 (xiàng)
形容	xíng róng	to describe; (literary) countenance; appearance
容量	róng liàng	capacity; volume
笑容	xiào róng	smile; smiling expression
包容	bāo róng	to pardon; to forgive
交易	jiāo yì	to deal; to trade; to transact; transaction; deal
贸易 (貿易)	mào yì	(commercial) trade; 个 (gè)
轻易 (輕易)	qīng yì	easy; simple; rashly; offhandedly

See also: Japanese symbol for “likely”.

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.