Chinese symbol for “designated”
特定
tè dìng
special; specific; designated; particular
The closest CC-CEDICT match for designated is 特定 (tè dìng), defined as: special; specific; designated; particular.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “designated”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 指定 | zhǐ dìng | to appoint; to assign |
| 定点 (定點) | dìng diǎn | to determine a location; designated |
| 指名 | zhǐ míng | to mention by name; to designate |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 特定.
| 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 |
| 决定 (決定) | jué dìng | to decide; to determine; to make up one's mind; decision (个 (gè),项 (xiàng)) |
| 一定 | yī dìng | surely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled |
| 规定 (規定) | guī dìng | to stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota); regulations; rules; provisions; stipulations |
See also: Japanese symbol for “designated”.
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.