Chinese symbol for “different”
不同
bù tóng
different; distinct; not the same; not alike
The closest CC-CEDICT match for different is 不同 (bù tóng), defined as: different; distinct; not the same; not alike.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “different”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 差 | chà | different; wrong; mistaken |
| 异 (異) | yì | different; other |
| 有别 (有別) | yǒu bié | different; distinct |
| 相异 (相異) | xiāng yì | different; dissimilar |
| 不一样 (不一樣) | bù yī yàng | different; distinctive |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 不同.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不是 | bù shì | no; is not |
| 不能 | bù néng | cannot; must not |
| 不会 (不會) | bù huì | improbable; unlikely |
| 不过 (不過) | bù guò | only; merely |
| 同时 (同時) | tóng shí | at the same time; simultaneously |
| 共同 | gòng tóng | common; joint |
| 同样 (同樣) | tóng yàng | same; equal; similar; similarly; also; too |
| 同意 | tóng yì | to agree; to consent |
See also: Japanese symbol for “different”.
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.