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Chinese symbol for “uncountable”

不可数
bù kě shǔ
Traditional: 不可數
uncountable

The closest CC-CEDICT match for uncountable is 不可数 (bù kě shǔ), defined as: uncountable.

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
数 shǔ
count, number, several
radical 66 ⽁ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 不可数.

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
数据 (數據)shù jùdata

See also: Japanese symbol for “uncountable”.

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.