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Character

独

dú HSK 5
独 dú HSK 5
  • 1. single; alone
  • 2. alone; by oneself
  • 3. elderly person without children
  • 4. only; solely
  • 5. (colloq.) selfish; intolerant of others
  • 6. a surname
  • 7. uniquely; distinctively
  • 8. see "独龙族", an ethnic minority in China
Words using 独 as dú (10)
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  • 6 唯独 wéi dú — only HSK 7
    • 唯 only, solely (emphasizing exclusivity)
    • 独 alone, exclusively (reinforcing the exclusive nature)
    Example

    他们都来了，唯独小王没来。

    tā men dōu lái le wéi dú Xiǎo Wáng méi lái

    They all came, only Xiao Wang didn't come.

  • 7 得天独厚 dé tiān dú hòu — uniquely blessed by nature HSK 7
    • 得 to receive, to obtain
    • 天 heaven, nature
    • 独 unique, exclusive, alone
    • 厚 generous favor, blessing
    Example

    这座城市得天独厚的地理位置使它成为重要的商业中心。

    zhè zuò chéng shì dé tiān dú hòu de dì lǐ wèi zhì shǐ tā chéng wéi zhòng yào de shāng yè zhōng xīn

    This city's uniquely blessed geographical location makes it an important commercial center.

  • 8 独一无二 dú yī wú èr — unique HSK 7
    Example

    每个人都是独一无二的。

    měi gè rén dōu shì dú yī wú èr de

    Every person is unique.

  • 9 独家 dú jiā — exclusive HSK 7
    • 独 sole, exclusive
    • 家 party, establishment (suffix indicating the entity with rights)
    Example

    这是本报的独家新闻。

    zhè shì běn bào de dú jiā xīn wén

    This is our newspaper's exclusive news.

  • 10 独身 dú shēn — single, unmarried HSK 7
    • 独 alone, single
    • 身 person, self
    Example

    他一直独身，没有结婚。

    tā yì zhí dú shēn méi yǒu jié hūn

    He has always been single and never married.

Structure & writing
独 dú — single; alone

独 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 犭 quǎn — dog/canine radical
犭 is a component in 24 characters
HSK 1
狗 gǒu dog 猫 māo cat (mammal with round face, short ears, large eyes, retractable claws, agile and fond of catching mice)
HSK 4
猜 cāi to guess; to figure out from clues or imagination 获 huò to capture; to seize
HSK 5
犹 yóu (lit.) just like; as if 狂 kuáng mentally deranged; insane; mad 独 dú single; alone 猪 zhū pig; hog; swine (a domesticated mammal with a large head, long snout, small eyes, big ears, short limbs, and a fat body, raised for meat, hide, and bristles) 猴 hóu monkey (mammal resembling humans, with brown or grey fur, a tail, agile movements; omnivorous; commonly called 猴子)
HSK 6
犯 fàn to violate; to conflict with 狠 hěn fierce; cruel 狮 shī lion (large carnivorous mammal) 狼 láng wolf (a carnivorous mammal resembling a dog, with a long face, erect ears, yellowish or grayish-brown fur, and a drooping tail; nocturnal and fierce)
HSK 7
狈 bèi see 〖狼狈〗、〖狼狈为奸〗 狐 hú fox (a mammal with a pointed snout, triangular ears, and a bushy tail, typically reddish-yellow in colour; commonly called 狐狸) 狡 jiǎo cunning, crafty, deceitful 狭 xiá narrow; not wide (opposite of "广") 狱 yù prison; jail
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狸 li leopard cat (also called mountain cat, brownish-yellow fur with black markings) 猎 liè to hunt; to catch animals or birds 猖 chāng (lit.) rampant; ferocious; wanton and unruly 猛 měng fierce; ferocious 猩 xīng orangutan or chimpanzee; large ape with reddish-brown or black fur, long forelimbs, no tail, native to Sumatra and similar regions 猾 huá cunning, crafty, deceitful
2 虫 chóng — person with a certain trait (often derogatory or humorous)
虫 is a component in 28 characters
HSK 1
蛋 dàn egg (of birds, turtles, snakes, etc.); a shelled ovum that can hatch if fertilized
HSK 2
虽 suī although; even though (used in the first clause, often paired with 'but' in the second clause)
HSK 5
独 dú single; alone 蛇 shé snake; a legless, scaly reptile, often venomous 蝴 hú used in 蝴蝶 (butterfly): insect with large, colorful wings held upright at rest, slender abdomen, feeds on nectar; some larvae are pests, others prey on aphids 蝶 dié butterfly 触 chù to touch, bump into, or encounter
HSK 6
虹 hóng rainbow (colorful arc in the sky after rain, with seven colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet) 蚁 yǐ ant (small insect living in colonies, typically black, brown, or red, with threadlike or clubbed antennae and a narrow waist) 蚂 mǎ see "蚂蟥"; common name for leeches 蜂 fēng bee, wasp, or hornet; a hymenopteran insect with a venomous sting 蜜 mì honey, the thick sweet liquid produced by bees from flower nectar
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融 róng melt; soften when heated
HSK 7
浊 zhuó (of water, air, etc.) murky, impure, turbid — opposite of 清 烛 zhú candle, a wax object with a wick used for lighting 虾 xiā shrimp; prawn (aquatic arthropod with segmented body and thin transparent shell) 蚀 shí to lose; to damage; to deplete 蚊 wén mosquito
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蛀 zhù wood-boring or fabric-eating insect; moth; weevil 蛙 wā frog (amphibian that hatches from eggs as tadpoles, with no tail, long hind legs, short forelegs, and webbed toes; good at jumping and swimming; feeds on insects, beneficial to agriculture) 蛮 mán rude and unreasonable 蜡 là wax (solid fatty substance extracted from animals, plants, or petroleum) 蝇 yíng fly (insect); housefly 螃 páng crab (crustacean with a hard shell, claws, and sideways gait) 螺 luó snail or spiral-shelled mollusk (e.g. freshwater snail, conch, screw snail) 蟹 xiè crab; arthropod amphibious creature with a hard shell, clawed front legs, and a segmented abdomen 蠢 chǔn slow-witted, stupid, clumsy and inflexible 骚 sāo to disturb, to cause unrest

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