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Chinese symbol for “probable”

可能
kě néng
might (happen); possible; probable; possibility

The closest CC-CEDICT match for probable is 可能 (kě néng), defined as: might (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe.

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
能 néng
can, may; capable, full of energy
radical 130 ⾁ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “probable”

WordPinyinMeaning
或然huò ránprobable
有可能yǒu kě néngpossible; probable
极有可能 (極有可能)jí yǒu kě néngextremely possible; probable
靠谱 (靠譜)kào pǔreliable; reasonable

Related words

Other words that share a character with 可能.

WordPinyinMeaning
可以kě yǐcan; may
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
不能bù néngcannot; must not
能够 (能夠)néng gòuto be capable of; to be able to
能力néng lìcapability; ability

See also: Japanese symbol for “probable”.

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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