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CHINESE CHARACTER

tè

特

特

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unusual

Numbered pinyin
te4
English meanings
unusual, special, extraordinarily

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 牛; right 寺.

Meaning & sound clues

牛 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “ox”.

寺 is identified as the sound component (sì). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 特.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰牛寺

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tèbié特别。

    Special.

  2. 02

    tèshū特殊。

    Special.

  3. 03

    tèdiǎn特点。

    Features.

  4. 04

    tècháng特长。

    A specialty.

  5. 05

    dútè独特。

    Unique.

  6. 06

    tè特wù务。

    An agent.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 奇特
  • 模特儿
  • 特产
  • 特价
  • 特例
  • 特别
  • 特制
  • 特地
  • 特大
  • 特定
  • 特征
  • 特快
  • 特性
  • 特意
  • 特有
  • 特权
  • 特殊
  • 特点
  • 特色
  • 特质
  • 特邀
  • 特长
  • 独特