Chinese symbol for “others”
别人
bié ren
Traditional: 別人
other people; others; other person
The closest CC-CEDICT match for others is 别人 (bié ren), defined as: other people; others; other person.
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 “others”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 他者 | tā zhě | others; (sociology, philosophy) the Other |
| 其余 (其餘) | qí yú | the rest; the others |
| 异己 (異己) | yì jǐ | dissident; alien |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 别人.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 特别 (特別) | tè bié | unusual; special; very; especially; particularly |
| 分别 (分別) | fēn bié | to part; to leave each other; to distinguish; to tell apart |
| 区别 (區別) | qū bié | difference; to distinguish |
| 别的 (別的) | bié de | else; other |
| 性别 (性別) | xìng bié | sex; gender |
| 人民 | rén mín | the people |
| 人们 (人們) | rén men | people |
| 有人 | yǒu rén | someone; people |
See also: Japanese symbol for “others”.
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.