Chinese symbol for “specific”
特有
tè yǒu
specific (to); characteristic (of); distinctive
The closest CC-CEDICT match for specific is 特有 (tè yǒu), defined as: specific (to); characteristic (of); distinctive.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “specific”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 具体 (具體) | jù tǐ | concrete; specific; detailed |
| 特定 | tè dìng | special; specific; designated; particular |
| 特异性 (特異性) | tè yì xìng | specific; specificity |
| 独有 (獨有) | dú yǒu | to own exclusively; unique to; specific; there is only |
| 定点 (定點) | dìng diǎn | to determine a location; designated |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 特有.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 特别 (特別) | tè bié | unusual; special; very; especially; particularly |
| 特色 | tè sè | a characteristic; a distinctive feature or quality |
| 特殊 | tè shū | special; particular |
| 特点 (特點) | tè diǎn | characteristic; trait; feature |
| 特征 (特徵) | tè zhēng | characteristic; diagnostic property |
| 特定 | tè dìng | special; specific; designated; particular |
| 没有 (沒有) | méi yǒu | haven't; hasn't |
| 所有 | suǒ yǒu | all; to have; to possess; to own |
See also: Japanese symbol for “specific”.
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.