Chinese symbol for “solitary”
独行
dú xíng
Traditional: 獨行
solitary
The closest CC-CEDICT match for solitary is 独行 (dú xíng), defined as: solitary.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “solitary”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 孤独 (孤獨) | gū dú | lonely; solitary |
| 孑然 | jié rán | solitary; lonely |
| 形单影只 (形單影隻) | xíng dān yǐng zhī | (idiom) lonely soul; solitary |
| 孤零零 | gū líng líng | lone; isolated and without help |
| 寂 | jì | silent; solitary |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 独行.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 独立 (獨立) | dú lì | independent; independence |
| 独特 (獨特) | dú tè | unique; distinctive |
| 单独 (單獨) | dān dú | alone; by oneself |
| 独自 (獨自) | dú zì | alone |
| 孤独 (孤獨) | gū dú | lonely; solitary |
| 独裁 (獨裁) | dú cái | dictatorship |
| 进行 (進行) | jìn xíng | (of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway; (of people) to carry out; to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc) |
| 举行 (舉行) | jǔ xíng | to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “solitary”.
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