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Chinese symbol for “trait”

特点
tè diǎn
Traditional: 特點
characteristic; trait; feature

The closest CC-CEDICT match for trait is 特点 (tè diǎn), defined as: characteristic; trait; feature.

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
点 diǎn
dot, point, speck
radical 86 ⽕ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “trait”

WordPinyinMeaning
特征 (特徵)tè zhēngcharacteristic; diagnostic property
因子yīn zǐfactor; (genetic) trait

Related words

Other words that share a character with 特点.

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
特征 (特徵)tè zhēngcharacteristic; diagnostic property
特定tè dìngspecial; specific; designated; particular
一点 (一點)yī diǎna bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit
重点 (重點)chóng diǎnto recount (e.g. results of election); to re-evaluate
观点 (觀點)guān diǎnpoint of view; viewpoint

See also: Japanese symbol for “trait”.

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.