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Chinese symbol for “sure”

没错
méi cuò
Traditional: 沒錯
that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sure is 没错 (méi cuò), defined as: that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong.

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

没 méi
not, none, gone; to bury; to sink, to drown
radical 85 ⽔ · 7 strokes
错 cuò
error, mistake; incorrect, wrong
radical 167 ⾦ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “sure”

WordPinyinMeaning
把握bǎ wòto grasp (also fig.); to seize
固gùhard; strong
管取guǎn qǔsure
誙kēng(arch.) definitely; sure!

Related words

Other words that share a character with 没错.

WordPinyinMeaning
没有 (沒有)méi yǒuhaven't; hasn't
有没有 (有沒有)yǒu méi yǒu(before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?
没什么 (沒什麼)méi shén meit doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind; think nothing of it; it's my pleasure; you're welcome
没想到 (沒想到)méi xiǎng dàodidn't expect
没事 (沒事)méi shìit's not important; it's nothing
错误 (錯誤)cuò wùmistaken; false; wrong; error; mistake
不错 (不錯)bù cuòcorrect; right
错过 (錯過)cuò guòto miss (train, opportunity etc)

See also: Japanese symbol for “sure”.

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.