Chinese symbol for “dissimilar”

相异

xiāng yì

Traditional: 相異

different; dissimilar

The closest CC-CEDICT match for dissimilar is 相异 (xiāng yì), defined as: different; dissimilar.

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

相 xiāng

mutual, reciprocal; equal; each other

radical 109 ⽬ · 9 strokes

异 yì

different, strange, unusual; foreign; surprising

radical 55 ⼶ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

異 yì

Related words

Other words that share a character with 相异.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
相关 (相關)	xiāng guān	related; relevant
相信	xiāng xìn	to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true
相当 (相當)	xiāng dāng	equivalent to; appropriate
相同	xiāng tóng	identical; same
相对 (相對)	xiāng duì	relatively; opposite
互相	hù xiāng	each other; mutually
差异 (差異)	chā yì	difference; discrepancy
异常 (異常)	yì cháng	unusual; abnormal; extremely; exceptionally

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.