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
Other Chinese words for “sole”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鞋底 | xié dǐ | sole (of a shoe) |
| 鳎 (鰨) | tǎ | sole (fish) |
| 单 (單) | dān | bill; list |
| 单一 (單一) | dān yī | single; only |
| 独 (獨) | dú | alone; independent |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 唯一.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 唯有 | wéi yǒu | only |
| 唯独 (唯獨) | wéi dú | only; just (i.e. it is only that...) |
| 唯物主义 (唯物主義) | wéi wù zhǔ yì | materialism, philosophical doctrine that physical matter is the whole of reality |
| 唯美 | wéi měi | aesthetics |
| 唯恐 | wéi kǒng | for fear that; lest |
| 一个 (一個) | yī ge | a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) |
| 一些 | yī xiē | some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er |
| 一样 (一樣) | yī yàng | same; 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.