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Chinese symbol for “unmatched”

独一无二
dú yī wú èr
Traditional: 獨一無二
(idiom) unique; unmatched; unrivalled

The closest CC-CEDICT match for unmatched is 独一无二 (dú yī wú èr), defined as: (idiom) unique; unmatched; unrivalled.

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

独 dú
alone, independent, only, single, solitary
radical 94 ⽝ · 9 strokes
一 yī
one; a, an; alone
radical 1 ⼀ · 1 strokes
无 wú
no, not; lacking, -less
radical 71 ⽆ · 4 strokes
二 èr
two; twice
radical 7 ⼆ · 2 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “unmatched”

WordPinyinMeaning
空前绝后 (空前絕後)kōng qián jué hòuunprecedented and never to be duplicated; the first and the last

Related words

Other words that share a character with 独一无二.

WordPinyinMeaning
独立 (獨立)dú lìindependent; independence
独特 (獨特)dú tèunique; distinctive
单独 (單獨)dān dúalone; by oneself
独自 (獨自)dú zìalone
孤独 (孤獨)gū dúlonely; solitary
独裁 (獨裁)dú cáidictatorship
一个 (一個)yī gea; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
一些yī xiēsome; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
无法 (無法)wú fǎunable to; incapable of
第二dì èrsecond; number two

See also: Japanese symbol for “unmatched”.

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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