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Chinese symbol for “else”

别的
bié de
Traditional: 別的
else; other

The closest CC-CEDICT match for else is 别的 (bié de), defined as: else; other.

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

别 bié
to separate, to distinguish, to classify; to leave; other; do not, mus
radical 18 ⼑ · 7 strokes
的 de
aim, goal; of; possessive particle; -self suffix
radical 106 ⽩ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “else”

WordPinyinMeaning
还 (還)háistill; still in progress
其他qí tāother; (sth or sb) else

Related words

Other words that share a character with 别的.

WordPinyinMeaning
特别 (特別)tè biéunusual; special; very; especially; particularly
别人 (別人)bié renother people; others; other person
分别 (分別)fēn biéto part; to leave each other; to distinguish; to tell apart
区别 (區別)qū biédifference; to distinguish
性别 (性別)xìng biésex; gender
真的zhēn dereally; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine
的话 (的話)de huàif (coming after a conditional clause)
目的mù dìpurpose; aim; goal; target; objective

See also: Japanese symbol for “else”.

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.

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