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Chinese symbol for “passable”

可通
kě tōng
passable; possible to reach

The closest CC-CEDICT match for passable is 可通 (kě tōng), defined as: passable; possible to reach.

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
通 tōng
to pass through, to open, to connect; to communicate; common
radical 162 ⾡ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “passable”

WordPinyinMeaning
凑合 (湊合)còu heto bring together; to make do in a bad situation
说得过去 (說得過去)shuō de guò qùacceptable; passable
看得过 (看得過)kàn de guòpresentable; passable

Related words

Other words that share a character with 可通.

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
通过 (通過)tōng guòto pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation)
交通jiāo tōngto be connected; traffic

See also: Japanese symbol for “passable”.

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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