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Chinese symbol for “sole”

唯一
wéi yī
only; sole

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sole is 唯一 (wéi yī), defined as: only; sole.

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

唯 wéi
only; sole
radical 30 ⼝ · 11 strokes
一 yī
one; a, an; alone
radical 1 ⼀ · 1 strokes

Other Chinese words for “sole”

WordPinyinMeaning
鞋底xié dǐsole (of a shoe)
鳎 (鰨)tǎsole (fish)
单 (單)dānbill; list
单一 (單一)dān yīsingle; only
独 (獨)dúalone; independent

Related words

Other words that share a character with 唯一.

WordPinyinMeaning
唯有wéi yǒuonly
唯独 (唯獨)wéi dúonly; just (i.e. it is only that...)
唯物主义 (唯物主義)wéi wù zhǔ yìmaterialism, philosophical doctrine that physical matter is the whole of reality
唯美wéi měiaesthetics
唯恐wéi kǒngfor fear that; lest
一个 (一個)yī gea; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
一些yī xiēsome; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
一样 (一樣)yī yàngsame; like

See also: Japanese symbol for “sole”.

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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