Chinese symbol for “offbeat”
另类
lìng lèi
Traditional: 另類
offbeat; alternative; avant-garde; unconventional
The closest CC-CEDICT match for offbeat is 另类 (lìng lèi), defined as: offbeat; alternative; avant-garde; unconventional; weird.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “offbeat”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 另类.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 另外 | lìng wài | additional; in addition |
| 另一方面 | lìng yī fāng miàn | on the other hand; another aspect |
| 另有 | lìng yǒu | to have some other (reason etc) |
| 另一半 | lìng yī bàn | other half; (fig.) spouse |
| 另行 | lìng xíng | (to do sth) separately; as a separate action |
| 人类 (人類) | rén lèi | humanity; human race |
| 类似 (類似) | lèi sì | similar; analogous |
| 类型 (類型) | lèi xíng | type; kind; category; (computer programming) type |
See also: Japanese symbol for “offbeat”.
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.