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Chinese symbol for “licensed”

特许
tè xǔ
Traditional: 特許
license; licensed; concession; concessionary

The closest CC-CEDICT match for licensed is 特许 (tè xǔ), defined as: license; licensed; concession; concessionary.

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
许 xǔ
to consent, to permit; to promise, to betroth
radical 149 ⾔ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 特许.

WordPinyinMeaning
特别 (特別)tè biéunusual; special; very; especially; particularly
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
许多 (許多)xǔ duōmany; a lot of
也许 (也許)yě xǔperhaps; maybe

See also: Japanese symbol for “licensed”.

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.