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Chinese symbol for “unbelievable”

不可置信
bù kě zhì xìn
unbelievable; incredible

The closest CC-CEDICT match for unbelievable is 不可置信 (bù kě zhì xìn), defined as: unbelievable; incredible.

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

不 bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
radical 1 ⼀ · 4 strokes
可 kě
may, can, -able; possibly
radical 30 ⼝ · 5 strokes
置 zhì
to lay out, to place, to set aside
radical 122 ⽹ · 13 strokes
信 xìn
to trust, to believe; letter, sign
radical 9 ⼈ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “unbelievable”

WordPinyinMeaning
荒诞无稽 (荒誕無稽)huāng dàn wú jīridiculous; unbelievable
怪诞不经 (怪誕不經)guài dàn bù jīnguncanny; unbelievable

Related words

Other words that share a character with 不可置信.

WordPinyinMeaning
不是bù shìno; is not
不能bù néngcannot; must not
不会 (不會)bù huìimprobable; unlikely
不过 (不過)bù guòonly; merely
不同bù tóngdifferent; distinct
可以kě yǐcan; may
可能kě néngmight (happen); possible
可是kě shìbut; however; (used for emphasis) indeed
位置wèi zhiposition; place
信息xìn xīinformation; news; message

See also: Japanese symbol for “unbelievable”.

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.

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