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Chinese symbol for “specialty”

专业
zhuān yè
Traditional: 專業
specialty; specialized field; main field of study (at university); major

The closest CC-CEDICT match for specialty is 专业 (zhuān yè), defined as: specialty; specialized field; main field of study (at university); major; 门 (mén),个 (gè); professional.

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

专 zhuān
concentrated, specialized; to monopolize
radical 1 ⼀ · 4 strokes
业 yè
business, profession; to study, to work
radical 1 ⼀ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “specialty”

WordPinyinMeaning
专长 (專長)zhuān chángspecialty; special knowledge or ability
绝活 (絕活)jué huóspecialty; unique skill
拿手菜ná shǒu càispecialty (dish)
特产 (特產)tè chǎnspecial local product; (regional) specialty
强项 (強項)qiáng xiàngkey strength; strong suit

Related words

Other words that share a character with 专业.

WordPinyinMeaning
专家 (專家)zhuān jiāexpert; specialist
专门 (專門)zhuān ménspecialized; dedicated (to a particular field or purpose); specially; specifically (for a particular purpose)
专题 (專題)zhuān tíspecific topic (addressed by a book, lecture, TV program etc); article, report or program etc on a specific topic
专用 (專用)zhuān yòngspecial; dedicated
专辑 (專輯)zhuān jíalbum; record (music)
企业 (企業)qǐ yècompany; firm; enterprise; corporation; measure word: 家 (jiā)
工业 (工業)gōng yèindustry
农业 (農業)nóng yèagriculture; farming

See also: Japanese symbol for “specialty”.

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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