Chinese symbol for “distinction”
差别
chā bié
Traditional: 差別
difference; distinction; disparity
The closest CC-CEDICT match for distinction is 差别 (chā bié), defined as: difference; distinction; disparity.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “distinction”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 分别 (分別) | fēn bié | to part; to leave each other; to distinguish; to tell apart |
| 分异 (分異) | fēn yì | distinction; differentiation |
| 信誉 (信譽) | xìn yù | prestige; distinction |
| 殊荣 (殊榮) | shū róng | special glory; distinction |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 差别.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 差异 (差異) | chā yì | difference; discrepancy |
| 差不多 | chà bu duō | almost; nearly |
| 差距 | chā jù | disparity; gap |
| 差点 (差點) | chà diǎn | almost; nearly |
| 相差 | xiāng chà | to differ |
| 特别 (特別) | tè bié | unusual; special; very; especially; particularly |
| 别人 (別人) | bié ren | other people; others; other person |
| 分别 (分別) | fēn bié | to part; to leave each other; to distinguish; to tell apart |
See also: Japanese symbol for “distinction”.
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.