特殊
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
特殊 (tèshū) · special
特殊 (tèshū) means “special; unusual”. It is written with 2 characters: 特 (special) + 殊 (different). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 特殊 is built
The characters
特 tè · special
What 特 is made of
- 牛niú — ox
- 寺sì — court
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 寸cùn — inch
- 土tǔ — earth
Origin hint: 牛 gives the meaning, 寺 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
殊 shū · different
What 殊 is made of
- 歹dǎi — corpse
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 夕xī — evening
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丶 — dot
- 朱zhū — cinnabar
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: 歹 gives the meaning, 朱 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
今天是一个特殊的日子。Jīntiān shì yī gè tèshū de rìzi.Today is a special day.
你有什么特殊要求吗？Nǐ yǒu shénme tèshū yāoqiú ma?Do you have any special requests?
Questions about 特殊
What does 特殊 mean?
特殊 (tèshū) means “special; unusual”.
How do you pronounce 特殊?
特殊 is pronounced tèshū.
Which HSK level is 特殊?
特殊 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 特别tèbiéespecially
- 特点tèdiǎncharacteristic
- 特色tèsèspecial feature
- 独特dútèunique
- 模特儿mótèrmodel (fashion)
- 特价tèjiàspecial price
- 特征tèzhēngfeature
- 模特mótè(fashion) model
- 特长tèchángspecial skill
- 特定tèdìngspecific
Learn 特殊 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 99: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.