alone; only; independent

HSK 5 #627

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 627th character
Radical ⽝ (94.6)
Strokes 9
Index # 1602
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

独 dú
  1. 1. alone
  2. 2. only
  3. 3. independent
  4. 4. single
  5. 5. sole

Stroke order

独 stroke order diagram
独 stroke order animation

Words containing 独

Word Meaning
Taiwan independence; (of Taiwan) to declare independence
it's not the only case
to monopolize; to dominate (a market etc)
most outstanding; par excellence
fig. to be in a league of one's own; outstanding
to be dominant
only child; sole scion
wholly-owned (often by foreign company)
not only; not merely
fig. people with no one left to rely on
not only
sudoku (puzzle game)
you do it your way, I'll do it mine
original and ingenious (idiom); to show great creativity
judicial independence
to fight alone (idiom)
an only child
people must work together; unity is strength
wholly foreign-owned enterprise (WFOE) (form of legal entity in China)
bereaved of one's only child
a family bereaved of its only child
alone in the world (idiom)
autism
to preserve a proper behavior in private life
original; creative