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Chinese symbol for “alternative”

非主流
fēi zhǔ liú
alternative; non-mainstream

The closest CC-CEDICT match for alternative is 非主流 (fēi zhǔ liú), defined as: alternative; non-mainstream.

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

非 fēi
not, negative, non-; to oppose
radical 175 ⾮ · 8 strokes
主 zhǔ
to own; to host; master; host; lord
radical 3 ⼂ · 5 strokes
流 liú
to flow, to drift, to circulate; class
radical 85 ⽔ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “alternative”

WordPinyinMeaning
备选 (備選)bèi xuǎnalternative (plan, arrangement, strategy etc)
选项 (選項)xuǎn xiàngoption; alternative; choice; to choose a project
选择 (選擇)xuǎn zéto select; to pick; choice; option; alternative
另类 (另類)lìng lèioffbeat; alternative
替代品tì dài pǐnsubstitute; alternative

Related words

Other words that share a character with 非主流.

WordPinyinMeaning
非常fēi chángvery; really; unusual; extraordinary
非法fēi fǎillegal
并非 (並非)bìng fēireally isn't
除非chú fēionly if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when
是非shì fēiright and wrong; quarrel; dispute
无非 (無非)wú fēionly; nothing else
主要zhǔ yàomain; principal; major; primary
民主mín zhǔdemocracy; democratic
交流jiāo liúto exchange; exchange

See also: Japanese symbol for “alternative”.

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.

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