唯独 wéidú only, solely

Traditional: 唯獨

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中唯独。

It means only, or solely. Your whole family heads out for hot pot. Only your sister stays home, because she doesn't like it, and you'd use this word to single her out. Say it with me.

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Stroke order

唯独 is written in 20 strokes across 2 characters.

唯独 — the Chinese character for only, solely (wéidú), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 唯独 — only, solely

唯 — 11 strokes
独 — 9 strokes

Senses

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

Characters in 唯独

唯 wéi — only; alone
独 dú — alone; independent; single

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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Where 唯独 lives

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唯独 is pronounced wéidú and means “only, solely”.