特 — special; unique; distinguished
special; unique; distinguished; especially; unusual; very
- Pinyin
- tè
- Strokes
- 10
- HSK level
- HSK 3
- Handwriting
- required
How to write 特: 10 strokes
Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. This character is on the HSK handwriting list, so the exam expects you to write it, not only recognise it.
Words with 特 in the HSK syllabus: 22
Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.
- 特别tèbiéunusual; special; very; especially; particularlyHSK 3
- 特点tèdiǎncharacteristic; trait; featureHSK 4
- 独特dútèunique; distinctiveHSK 5
- 特产tèchǎnspecial local product; specialtyHSK 5
- 特色tèsèa characteristic; a distinctive feature or qualityHSK 5
- 特殊tèshūspecial; particular; unusual; extraordinaryHSK 5
- 特有tèyǒuspecific; characteristic; distinctiveHSK 5
- 特征tèzhēngcharacteristic; diagnostic propertyHSK 5
- 模特儿mótèrmodelHSK 6
- 特tèspecial; unique; distinguished; especially; unusualHSK 6
- 特长tèchángpersonal strengthHSK 6
- 特地tèdìspecially; for a special purposeHSK 6
- 特定tèdìngspecial; specific; designated; particularHSK 6
- 特性tèxìngproperty; characteristicHSK 6
- 特意tèyìspecially; intentionallyHSK 6
- 奇特qítèpeculiar; unusual; queerHSK 7–9
- 特此tècǐherebyHSK 7–9
- 特例tèlìspecial case; isolated exampleHSK 7–9
- 特权tèquánprerogative; privilege; privilegedHSK 7–9
- 特邀tèyāospecial invitationHSK 7–9
- 特制tèzhìspecially made; custom-madeHSK 7–9
- 特质tèzhìcharacteristic; special qualityHSK 7–9
Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.