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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.

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

特 tè
special, unique, distinguished
radical 93 ⽜ · 10 strokes
有 yǒu
to have, to own, to possess; to exist
radical 74 ⽉ · 6 strokes

Other Chinese words for “specific”

WordPinyinMeaning
具体 (具體)jù tǐconcrete; specific; detailed
特定tè dìngspecial; specific; designated; particular
特异性 (特異性)tè yì xìngspecific; specificity
独有 (獨有)dú yǒuto own exclusively; unique to; specific; there is only
定点 (定點)dìng diǎnto determine a location; designated

Related words

Other words that share a character with 特有.

WordPinyinMeaning
特别 (特別)tè biéunusual; special; very; especially; particularly
特色tè sèa characteristic; a distinctive feature or quality
特殊tè shūspecial; particular
特点 (特點)tè diǎncharacteristic; trait; feature
特征 (特徵)tè zhēngcharacteristic; diagnostic property
特定tè dìngspecial; specific; designated; particular
没有 (沒有)méi yǒuhaven't; hasn't
所有suǒ yǒuall; 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.

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