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Chinese symbol for “exception”

例外
lì wài
exception; to be an exception

The closest CC-CEDICT match for exception is 例外 (lì wài), defined as: exception; to be an exception.

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

例 lì
precedent, example, case; regulation
radical 9 ⼈ · 8 strokes
外 wài
out, outside, external; foreign; in addition
radical 36 ⼣ · 5 strokes

Other Chinese words for “exception”

WordPinyinMeaning
例外字lì wài zìexception(s)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 例外.

WordPinyinMeaning
例如lì rúfor example; for instance; such as
比例bǐ lìproportion; scale
条例 (條例)tiáo lìregulations; rules; code of conduct; ordinances; statutes
例子lì zicase; (for) instance
案例àn lìcase (of fraud, hepatitis, international cooperation etc); instance; example
另外lìng wàiadditional; in addition
此外cǐ wàibesides; in addition; moreover; furthermore
外国 (外國)wài guóforeign country

See also: Japanese symbol for “exception”.

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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