独 dú
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 犭 — dog
- Made of
- 犭 dog 虫 insect, worm
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
独一无二
dúyīwú'èr
unique; one of a kind
Characters in this word
一 yī
- Strokes
- 1
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 每个人的指纹都是独一无二的。 Měi ge rén de zhǐwén dōu shì dúyī wú'èr de. Everyone's fingerprint is unique.
- 这件手工做的衣服独一无二，别处买不到。 Zhè jiàn shǒugōng zuò de yīfu dúyī wú'èr, biéchù mǎi bu dào. This handmade garment is one of a kind and cannot be bought elsewhere.
- 这里的日落景色独一无二，值得专程来看。 Zhèlǐ de rìluò jǐngsè dúyī wú'èr, zhíde zhuānchéng lái kàn. The sunset view here is unique and worth a special trip.