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
别致
biézhì
distinctive; elegant and unique
Characters in this word
致 zhì
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 至 — reach, arrive
- Made of
- 至 reach, arrive 攵 to rap, to tap
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这家茶馆的菜单设计很别致，每一道茶点都配有一段地方传说。 Zhè jiā cháguǎn de càidān shèjì hěn biézhì, měi yí dào chádiǎn dōu pèi yǒu yí duàn dìfāng chuánshuō. The menu design of this teahouse is quite distinctive; every tea snack is paired with a local legend.
- 这把椅子的样子很别致，像一朵盛开的花。 Zhè bǎ yǐzi de yàngzi hěn biézhì, xiàng yì duǒ shèngkāi de huā. This chair has a very distinctive shape, like a flower in full bloom.
- 她戴了一条很别致的项链，朋友们都问在哪儿买的。 Tā dài le yì tiáo hěn biézhì de xiàngliàn, péngyoumen dōu wèn zài nǎr mǎi de. She wore a very distinctive necklace, and her friends all asked where she bought it.