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Chinese symbol for “recyclable”

可回收
kě huí shōu
recyclable

The closest CC-CEDICT match for recyclable is 可回收 (kě huí shōu), defined as: recyclable.

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
回 huí
to return, to turn around; a time
radical 31 ⼞ · 6 strokes
收 shōu
to collect, to gather, to harvest
radical 66 ⽁ · 6 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 可回收.

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
回来 (回來)huí laito return; to come back
回到huí dàoto return to
收入shōu rùto take in; income

See also: Japanese symbol for “recyclable”.

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.