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Chinese symbol for “unstoppable”

锐不可当
ruì bù kě dāng
Traditional: 銳不可當
unstoppable; hard to hold back

The closest CC-CEDICT match for unstoppable is 锐不可当 (ruì bù kě dāng), defined as: unstoppable; hard to hold back.

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

锐 ruì
sharp, pointed; keen, acute
radical 167 ⾦ · 12 strokes
不 bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
radical 1 ⼀ · 4 strokes
可 kě
may, can, -able; possibly
radical 30 ⼝ · 5 strokes
当 dāng
appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells
radical 58 ⼹ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “unstoppable”

WordPinyinMeaning
如火如荼rú huǒ rú túlike wildfire (idiom); unstoppable
不衰bù shuāiunfailing; never weakening

Related words

Other words that share a character with 锐不可当.

WordPinyinMeaning
尖锐 (尖銳)jiān ruìsharp; intense
敏锐 (敏銳)mǐn ruìkeen; sharp; acute
精锐 (精銳)jīng ruìelite (e.g. troops); crack
锐利 (銳利)ruì lìsharp; keen
锐减 (銳減)ruì jiǎnsteep decline
新锐 (新銳)xīn ruìcutting-edge (in technology, science, fashion, the arts etc); novel and competitive
不是bù shìno; is not
不能bù néngcannot; must not
可以kě yǐcan; may
当时 (當時)dāng shíthen; at that time

See also: Japanese symbol for “unstoppable”.

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.