Chinese symbol for “additional”
另外
lìng wài
additional; in addition; besides; separate
The closest CC-CEDICT match for additional is 另外 (lìng wài), defined as: additional; in addition; besides; separate; other; moreover.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “additional”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 附加 | fù jiā | additional; annex |
| 补充 (補充) | bǔ chōng | to replenish; to supplement |
| 额外 (額外) | é wài | extra; added |
| 新增 | xīn zēng | to add (sth new); newly added; additional |
| 格外 | gé wài | especially; particularly; even more than usual; extra; additional |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 另外.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 另一方面 | lìng yī fāng miàn | on the other hand; another aspect |
| 另类 (另類) | lìng lèi | offbeat; alternative |
| 另有 | lìng yǒu | to have some other (reason etc) |
| 另一半 | lìng yī bàn | other half; (fig.) spouse |
| 另行 | lìng xíng | (to do sth) separately; as a separate action |
| 此外 | cǐ wài | besides; in addition; moreover; furthermore |
| 外国 (外國) | wài guó | foreign country |
| 国外 (國外) | guó wài | abroad; external (affairs) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “additional”.
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.