Chinese symbol for “possible”
可以
kě yǐ
can; may; possible; able to
The closest CC-CEDICT match for possible is 可以 (kě yǐ), defined as: can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good.
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
Other Chinese words for “possible”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 可能 | kě néng | might (happen); possible |
| 得了 | dé liǎo | (emphatically, in rhetorical questions) possible |
| 有可能 | yǒu kě néng | possible; probable |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 可以.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 以及 | yǐ jí | and; as well as |
| 所以 | suǒ yǐ | therefore; as a result |
| 以后 (以後) | yǐ hòu | after; later |
See also: Japanese symbol for “possible”.
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.