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Information of 独

Pinyin dú

Radical

犭

Strokes

9 strokes

Usage

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Definition

alone / independent / single / sole / only

独獨 dú 形【本义】: 单独; 单一【造字法】: 形声。从犬，蜀声。犬性好斗，多独居，故字从犬。 1. 同本义 ([En.] lonely; single; only) 例: 独唱. 独立. 独霸. 独裁. 独创. 独特. 独辟蹊径 (metaphorically refers to creating a new style or method). 独具慧眼 (describes having sharp eyesight or profound insights). 2. 独特 ([En.] only) 例: 独步 (outstanding); 独拔 (extraordinary); 独绝 (one of a kind; unparalleled); 独智 (extraordinary talent; unique wisdom); 独照 (unique outlook). 副 1. 独自 ([En.] alone; only; all by oneself; singly). 例: 独有 (self-comfort); 独罟 (to monopolize); 独专 (to monopolize). 2. 特，特别地 ([En.] very; especially) 例: 独惨 (particularly tragic); 独甚 (particularly severe). 3. 唯独，仅仅 ([En.] only) 例: 独言 (only speak); 独独 (only one); 独得 (only get); 独知 (only one knows). 4. 岂，难道 ([En.] could it possibly be…; does it mean…) 例: 君独不见夫趣（趋）市者乎？名 1. 无子孙的老人 ([En.] old people without offspring) 例: 鳏寡孤独. 2. 无丈夫的妇女 ([En.] widow) 3. 姓 ([En.] surname). 动 1. 专断; 独裁 ([En.] act arbitrarily) 例: 独断. This character encapsulates concepts of solitude, uniqueness, and the idea of being alone or singular in various contexts, whether in reference to individuals or characteristics.

台独 Tái dú

Taiwan independence / (of Taiwan) to declare independence

独吞 dú tūn

to hog / to keep everything for oneself

得天独厚 dé tiān dú hòu

blessed by heaven (idiom) / enjoying exceptional advantages / favored by nature

唯独 wéi dú

only / just (i.e. it is only that...) / all except / unique

独唱 dú chàng

(in singing) solo / to solo

独奏 dú zòu

solo

单独 dān dú

alone / by oneself / on one's own

独占 dú zhàn

to monopolize / to control / to dominate

独具匠心 dú jù jiàng xīn

original and ingenious (idiom) / to show great creativity

孤独 gū dú

lonely / solitary

独孤求败 Dú gū Qiú bài

Dugu Qiubai, a fictional character appearing in 金庸[Jin1 Yong1] novels

独尊 dú zūn

to revere as sole orthodoxy / to hold supremacy (of a religion, ideology, cultural norm, social group etc) / to be dominant

独树一帜 dú shù yī zhì

lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner / to stand out / to develop one's own school / to have attitude of one's own

惟独 wéi dú

only / solely / this one alone

惟我独尊 wéi wǒ dú zūn

overweening / extremely conceited / No one is noble but me.

慎独 shèn dú

to preserve a proper behavior in private life

独具慧眼 dú jù huì yǎn

can see what others cannot / discern what others don't / have mental discernment

独揽 dú lǎn

to monopolize

大权独揽 dà quán dú lǎn

arrogate all authority to oneself / assume arbitrary power

独具 dú jù

to have unique (talent, insight etc)

独具特色 dú jù tè sè

special / unique characteristics / unique

独具一格 dú jù yī gé

have a style of one's own / be in a class by itself or himself or herself / be original in style / of a unique style

单打独斗 dān dǎ dú dòu

to fight alone (idiom)

无独有偶 wú dú yǒu ǒu

not alone but in pairs (idiom, usually derog.); not a unique occurrence / it's not the only case

独立 dú lì

independent / independence / to stand alone

独特 dú tè

unique / distinct / having special characteristics

独自 dú zì

alone

独立自主 dú lì zì zhǔ

independent and autonomous (idiom); self-determination / to act independently / to maintain control over one's own affairs

独有 dú yǒu

to own exclusively / unique to / specific / there is only

独裁 dú cái

dictatorship