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Chinese symbol for “readability”

可读性
kě dú xìng
Traditional: 可讀性
readability

The closest CC-CEDICT match for readability is 可读性 (kě dú xìng), defined as: readability.

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
读 dú
to study, to learn; to read, to pronounce
radical 149 ⾔ · 10 strokes
性 xìng
sex, nature, character; suffix converting a verb to an adjective
radical 61 ⼼ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 可读性.

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
阅读 (閱讀)yuè dúto read
读者 (讀者)dú zhěreader
女性nǚ xìngwoman; the female sex

See also: Japanese symbol for “readability”.

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.