Chinese symbol for “unique”
独特
dú tè
Traditional: 獨特
unique; distinctive
The closest CC-CEDICT match for unique is 独特 (dú tè), defined as: unique; 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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “unique”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 独一无二 (獨一無二) | dú yī wú èr | (idiom) unique; unmatched; unrivalled |
| 绝世 (絕世) | jué shì | unique; exceptional |
| 特 | tè | special; unique |
| 别致 (別緻) | bié zhì | unusual; unique |
| 唯独 (唯獨) | wéi dú | only; just (i.e. it is only that...) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 独特.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 独立 (獨立) | dú lì | independent; independence |
| 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 |
| 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “unique”.
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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