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.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “passable”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 凑合 (湊合) | còu he | to bring together; to make do in a bad situation |
| 说得过去 (說得過去) | shuō de guò qù | acceptable; passable |
| 看得过 (看得過) | kàn de guò | presentable; passable |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 可通.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can; may |
| 可能 | kě néng | might (happen); possible |
| 可是 | kě shì | but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed |
| 不可 | bù kě | cannot; should not; must not |
| 可怕 | kě pà | awful; dreadful |
| 可爱 (可愛) | kě ài | adorable; cute |
| 通过 (通過) | tōng guò | to pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation) |
| 交通 | jiāo tōng | to 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.