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Chinese symbol for “unbreakable”

牢不可破
láo bù kě pò
(idiom) (usu. of sth abstract: an alliance, a conviction etc) unbreakable; rock-solid

The closest CC-CEDICT match for unbreakable is 牢不可破 (láo bù kě pò), defined as: (idiom) (usu. of sth abstract: an alliance, a conviction etc) unbreakable; rock-solid.

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

牢 láo
pen, prison, stable; fast, firm, secure
radical 93 ⽜ · 7 strokes
不 bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
radical 1 ⼀ · 4 strokes
可 kě
may, can, -able; possibly
radical 30 ⼝ · 5 strokes
破 pò
to break, to rout; to ruin, to destroy
radical 112 ⽯ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “unbreakable”

WordPinyinMeaning
颠扑不破 (顛撲不破)diān pū bù pòsolid; unbreakable; (fig.) irrefutable; incontrovertible; indisputable

Related words

Other words that share a character with 牢不可破.

WordPinyinMeaning
坐牢zuò láoto be imprisoned
牢固láo gùfirm; secure
牢房láo fángjail cell; prison cell
牢记 (牢記)láo jìto keep in mind; to remember
牢牢láo láofirmly; safely
牢狱 (牢獄)láo yùprison
不是bù shìno; is not
不能bù néngcannot; must not
可以kě yǐcan; may
破坏 (破壞)pò huàidestruction; damage

See also: Japanese symbol for “unbreakable”.

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.