獨
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dú · alone, independent, only, single, solitary

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

16Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

犭Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 獨

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Example sentences

Notice where 獨 sits in each complete thought.

Tā yǒu hěn duō dú dào de jiàn jiě.他有很多獨到的見解。

He has a lot of original ideas.

Source: Tatoeba #887677 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Měi yí gè rén dōu shì dú yì wú èr de.每一個人都是獨一無二的。

Each individual person is unique.

Source: Tatoeba #13246540 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bù xiǎng dú zì shēng huó.我不想獨自生活。

I don't want to live alone.

Source: Tatoeba #781678 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā dú zì yì rén.他獨自一人。

He is alone.

Source: Tatoeba #825136 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ níng kě bú yào dān dú qù nà lǐ.我寧可不要單獨去那裡。

I would rather not go there alone.

Source: Tatoeba #893353 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā mén ràng wǒ dú zì qù le nà lǐ.他們讓我獨自去了那裡。

They made me go there alone.

Source: Tatoeba #801962 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 獨 in context

  1. Say dú, then recall the core meaning: alone, independent, only, single, solitary.
  2. Write all 16 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 獨 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.