特 — Chinese character
特
tè
special, unique, distinguished
- Pinyin
- tè
- Radical
- 93 ⽜ (Cow)
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- 牛 寺
- Formation
- pictophonetic — ox; meaning component 牛; sound component 寺
- Japanese
- 特 as a kanji
Common words with 特
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 特别 (特別) | tè bié | unusual; special; very; especially; particularly |
| 特色 | tè sè | a characteristic; a distinctive feature or quality |
| 特殊 | tè shū | special; particular |
| 特点 (特點) | tè diǎn | characteristic; trait; feature |
| 特征 (特徵) | tè zhēng | characteristic; diagnostic property |
| 特定 | tè dìng | special; specific; designated; particular |
| 独特 (獨特) | dú tè | unique; distinctive |
| 特性 | tè xìng | property; characteristic |
| 模特 | mó tè | (fashion) model (loanword) |
| 特区 (特區) | tè qū | special administrative region; abbr. for 特別行政區|特别行政区 |
| 特权 (特權) | tè quán | prerogative; privilege |
| 特有 | tè yǒu | specific (to); characteristic (of) |
English words written with 特
- special
- specific
- particular
- feature
- unique
- unusual
- designated
- distinguished
- licensed
- specially
- distinctive
- outlets
特 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Zhuangzi 14
- Zhuangzi Transcendental Bliss
- Zhuangzi The Identity of Contraries
- Zhuangzi The Great Supreme
- Zhuangzi On Letting Alone
- Zhuangzi On Declining Power
- Zhuangzi Lieh Tzŭ
- Zhuangzi The Empire
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.