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Chinese symbol for “suspicious”

可疑
kě yí
suspicious; dubious

The closest CC-CEDICT match for suspicious is 可疑 (kě yí), defined as: suspicious; dubious.

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
疑 yí
to doubt, to question, to suspect
radical 103 ⽦ · 14 strokes

Other Chinese words for “suspicious”

WordPinyinMeaning
拟 (儗)nǐdoubtful; suspicious
多疑duō yímistrustful; suspicious; paranoid
猜疑cāi yíto suspect; to have misgivings
多心duō xīnoversensitive; suspicious

Related words

Other words that share a character with 可疑.

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
怀疑 (懷疑)huái yíto doubt (sth); to be skeptical of; to have one's doubts; to harbor suspicions; to suspect that
质疑 (質疑)zhì yíto call into question; to challenge (the truth or validity of)

See also: Japanese symbol for “suspicious”.

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.