Chinese symbol for “characteristic”
特色
tè sè
a characteristic; a distinctive feature or quality
The closest CC-CEDICT match for characteristic is 特色 (tè sè), defined as: a characteristic; a distinctive feature or quality.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “characteristic”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 特点 (特點) | tè diǎn | characteristic; trait; feature |
| 特征 (特徵) | tè zhēng | characteristic; diagnostic property |
| 特质 (特質) | tè zhì | characteristic; special quality |
| 性质 (性質) | xìng zhì | nature; characteristic |
| 特性 | tè xìng | property; characteristic |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 特色.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 特别 (特別) | tè bié | unusual; special; very; especially; particularly |
| 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 |
| 角色 | jué sè | role; part (in a play or movie etc); also pr. [jiao3se4] |
| 颜色 (顏色) | yán sè | color; countenance |
| 绿色 (綠色) | lǜ sè | green |
See also: Japanese symbol for “characteristic”.
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.