特 tè
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 牛 — ox, cow, bull
- Made of
- 牛 ox, cow, bull 寺 court, office
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
特别
tèbié
especially; very
Characters in this word
别 bié
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
- Made of
- 另 another 刂 knife
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 今天特别冷。 Jīntiān tèbié lěng. It is especially cold today.
- 她特别高兴。 Tā tèbié gāoxìng. She is especially glad.
- 这个菜特别香。 Zhège cài tèbié xiāng. This dish smells especially good.