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Chinese symbol for “atypical”

异形
yì xíng
Traditional: 異形
not the usual type; atypical; heterotype

The closest CC-CEDICT match for atypical is 异形 (yì xíng), defined as: not the usual type; atypical; heterotype.

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

异 yì
different, strange, unusual; foreign; surprising
radical 55 ⼶ · 6 strokes
形 xíng
form, shape; to appear; to describe; to look
radical 59 ⼺ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 异形.

WordPinyinMeaning
差异 (差異)chā yìdifference; discrepancy
异常 (異常)yì chángunusual; abnormal; extremely; exceptionally
异议 (異議)yì yìobjection; dissent
怪异 (怪異)guài yìmonstrous; strange
诡异 (詭異)guǐ yìstrange; weird
优异 (優異)yōu yìexceptional; outstandingly good
形成xíng chéngto form; to take shape
形式xíng shìouter appearance; form

See also: Japanese symbol for “atypical”.

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.