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Chinese symbol for “trustworthy”

可信
kě xìn
trustworthy

The closest CC-CEDICT match for trustworthy is 可信 (kě xìn), defined as: trustworthy.

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
信 xìn
to trust, to believe; letter, sign
radical 9 ⼈ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “trustworthy”

WordPinyinMeaning
信得过 (信得過)xìn de guòtrustworthy; reliable
信实 (信實)xìn shítrustworthy; reliable
靠得住kào de zhùreliable; trustworthy
把稳 (把穩)bǎ wěntrustworthy; dependable
守信用shǒu xìn yòngto keep one's word; trustworthy

Related words

Other words that share a character with 可信.

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
信息xìn xīinformation; news; message
相信xiāng xìnto believe; to be convinced; to accept as true

See also: Japanese symbol for “trustworthy”.

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.