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Chinese symbol for “seldom”

难得
nán dé
Traditional: 難得
seldom; rare; hard to come by

The closest CC-CEDICT match for seldom is 难得 (nán dé), defined as: seldom; rare; hard to come by.

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

难 nán
hard, difficult, arduous; unable
radical 172 ⾫ · 10 strokes
得 dé
to obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable, proper; ready
radical 60 ⼻ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “seldom”

WordPinyinMeaning
少shǎofew; less
伄儅diào dāngseldom; irregularly

Related words

Other words that share a character with 难得.

WordPinyinMeaning
困难 (困難)kùn nandifficult; challenging
难道 (難道)nán dàodon't tell me ...; could it be that...?
难以 (難以)nán yǐhard to (predict, imagine etc)
难过 (難過)nán guòto feel sad; to feel unwell
难民 (難民)nàn mínrefugee
灾难 (災難)zāi nàndisaster; catastrophe
觉得 (覺得)jué deto think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)
获得 (獲得)huò déto obtain; to receive; to get

See also: Japanese symbol for “seldom”.

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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