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特

tè

HSK 3 Character

What 特 means

1. special
2. unique
3. distinguished
4. especially
5. unusual
6. very
7. abbr. for {特克斯|tè kè sī}, tex

Example sentences

• 很独特。
  It's unique.
• 这很特别。
  This is special.
• 您不特别。
  You're not special.
• 它真特别。
  It was really special.
• 大错特错。
  It's dead wrong.
• 它很特别。
  It's very special.

Words starting with 特

• 特别tè biéunusual; special; very; especially; particularly; expressly; for a specific purpose
• 特点tè diǎncharacteristic; trait; feature
• 特殊tè shūspecial; particular; unusual
• 特征tè zhēngcharacteristic; diagnostic property; distinctive feature
• 特意tè yìspecially; intentionally
• 特色tè sèa characteristic; a distinctive feature or quality
• 特定tè dìngspecial; specific; designated; particular
• 特长tè chángpersonal strength; one's special ability or strong points
• 特有tè yǒuspecific (to); characteristic (of); distinctive
• 特地tè dìspecially; for a special purpose
• 特性tè xìngproperty; characteristic
• 特务tè wuspecial assignment (military); special agent; operative
• 特大tè dàexceptionally big
• 特权tè quánprerogative; privilege; privileged
• 特价tè jiàspecial price
• 特区tè qūspecial administrative region; abbr. for 特别行政区
• 特产tè chǎnspecial local product; (regional) specialty
• 特质tè zhìcharacteristic; special quality
• 特工tè gōngsecret service; special service; secret service agent
• 特写tè xiěfeature article; close-up (filmmaking, photography etc)
• 特约tè yuēspecially engaged; employed or commissioned for a special task
• 特制tè zhìspecially made; custom-made
• 特效tè xiàomarked effect; strong effect; (cinema, photography, apps etc) special effects…
• 特许tè xǔlicense; licensed; concession

Words containing 特

• 独特dú tèunique; distinctive
• 模特mó tè(fashion) model (loanword)
• 希特勒Xī tè lèAdolf Hitler (1889-1945)
• 奇特qí tèpeculiar; unusual; queer
• 波特bō tè(loanword) baud (computing); porter (beer)
• 卡特Kǎ tè(name) Carter; Jimmy Carter (1924–2024), US president 1977–1981
• 英特尔Yīng tè ěrIntel
• 萨特Sà tèJean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980), French existential philosopher and novelist
• 阿拉法特Ā lā fǎ tèMohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini (1929-2004), Palestinian…
• 比特bǐ tèbit (binary digit) (loanword)
• 因特网Yīn tè wǎngInternet
• 沙特Shā tèSaudi; abbr. for Saudi Arabia
• 莫扎特Mò zhā tèWolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Austrian composer
• 科威特Kē wēi tèKuwait
• 阿姆斯特丹Ā mǔ sī tè dānAmsterdam, capital of Netherlands
• 玛格丽特mǎ gé lì tèmargarita (cocktail)
• 兰特Lán tèRand or Randt (name)
• 曼彻斯特Màn chè sī tèManchester
• 蒙特利尔Méng tè lì ěrMontreal, city in Quebec, Canada
• 斯图加特Sī tú jiā tèStuttgart, city in southwest Germany and capital of Baden-Württemberg 巴登－巴登－符腾堡州
• 沙特阿拉伯Shā tè Ā lā bóSaudi Arabia
• 亚特兰大Yà tè lán dàAtlanta
• 土特产tǔ tè chǎnlocal specialty
• 李斯特Lǐ sī tèFerenc (Franz) Liszt (1811-1886), Hungarian composer…

Characters that look like 特

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 种zhǒngseed; species; kind
• 持chíto hold; to grasp; to support
• 待dàito wait; to treat; to deal with
• 狩shòuto hunt; to go hunting (as winter sport in former times); hunting dog
• 铐kàoshackles; fetters; manacle
• 铈shìcerium (chemistry)

Sounds the same

Read tè, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 忒to err; to change
• 忑used in 忐忑
• 铽terbium (chemistry)
• 慝evil thought
• 犆male animal