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Chinese symbol for “expressly”

特别
tè bié
Traditional: 特別
unusual; special; very; especially; particularly; expressly; for a specific purpose; (often followed by 是 (shì)) in particular

The closest CC-CEDICT match for expressly is 特别 (tè bié), defined as: unusual; special; very; especially; particularly; expressly; for a specific purpose; (often followed by 是 (shì)) in particular.

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

特 tè
special, unique, distinguished
radical 93 ⽜ · 10 strokes
别 bié
to separate, to distinguish, to classify; to leave; other; do not, mus
radical 18 ⼑ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 特别.

WordPinyinMeaning
特色tè sèa characteristic; a distinctive feature or quality
特殊tè shūspecial; particular
特点 (特點)tè diǎncharacteristic; trait; feature
特征 (特徵)tè zhēngcharacteristic; diagnostic property
特定tè dìngspecial; specific; designated; particular
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

See also: Japanese symbol for “expressly”.

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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