Chinese symbol for “reliable”
可靠
kě kào
reliable
The closest CC-CEDICT match for reliable is 可靠 (kě kào), defined as: reliable.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “reliable”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 靠得住 | kào de zhù | reliable; trustworthy |
| 稳当 (穩當) | wěn dang | reliable; secure |
| 确实 (確實) | què shí | indeed; really |
| 信得过 (信得過) | xìn de guò | trustworthy; reliable |
| 扎扎实实 (扎扎實實) | zhā zha shí shí | firm; solid |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 可靠.
| 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 |
| 依靠 | yī kào | to rely on; to depend on |
| 靠近 | kào jìn | to be close to; to approach; to draw near |
See also: Japanese symbol for “reliable”.
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.