Chinese Character 特 Meanings and components.

Form

特

Meaning

特 meaning[3] in English

Special.

Unique.

Distinguished.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 特 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are (牜) , and Buddhist temple (寺)

Its radical[1] is: 牛 (niu2) which means: Surname Niu, .牛niu2surname Niu

In cangjie it is written with HQGDI

How to write 特

To write特te4special you should write a combination of 牜niu2 , 寺si4Buddhist temple arranged in a 吅 shape:

牜 + 寺 = 特

特 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 特 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 特, looks as follow:

特
Pinyin:te4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Special . Unique . Distinguished . Especially . Unusual . Very . Abbr. For 特克斯[Te4 Ke4 Si1], Tex
牜
Pinyin:niu2
寺
Pinyin:si4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Buddhist Temple . Mosque . Government Office (Old)
土
Pinyin:tu3
Meaning[3]: Tu (Ethnic Group) . Surname Tu
寸
Pinyin:cun4
Meaning[3]: A Unit Of Length . Inch . Thumb

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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