Meaning
special; unusual; extraordinary; male animal; special (-ly)
Chinese: 特殊、特别。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “te” becomes a different word in each tone. 特 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 特别tè biéunusual; special; very; especially
- 特点tè diǎncharacteristic; trait; feature
- 特色tè sèa characteristic; a distinctive feature or quality
- 特殊tè shūspecial; particular; unusual; extraordinary
- 独特dú tèunique; distinctive
Example Sentence
今天天气特别热。Jīn tiān tiān qì tè bié rè.The weather is especially hot today.
今天Jīn tiāntoday天气tiān qìweather特别tè biéunusual热rèto warm up。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
The ox radical 牛 plus 寺 (sound): originally a bull. It means ‘special, particular, unusual; especially; for a specific purpose’ (特别, 特点, 特地).
A way to remember it
‘Special, particular’: 特别 (especially), 特点 (a trait).