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(Bushou)		 犬
Strokes 4
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Strokes 9
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Decomp. 犭虫
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Mandarin dú
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独 dú alone / independent / single / sole / only
Results beginning with 独
独立 dú lì independent / independence / to stand alone
独特 dú tè unique / distinct / having special characteristics
独家 dú jiā exclusive
独自 dú zì alone
独资 dú zī wholly-owned (often by foreign company) / exclusive investment
独有 dú yǒu to own exclusively / unique to / specific / there is only
独具 dú jù to have unique (talent, insight etc)
独创 dú chuàng to come up with (an innovation) / innovation
独到 dú dào original
独占 dú zhàn to monopolize / to control / to dominate
独行 dú xíng solitary
独处 dú chǔ to live alone / to spend time alone (or with a significant other)
独白 dú bái stage monologue / soliloquy
独身 dú shēn unmarried / single
独奏 dú zòu solo
独裁 dú cái dictatorship
独唱 dú chàng (in singing) solo / to solo
独居 dú jū to live alone / to live a solitary existence
独霸 dú bà to dominate (a market etc) / to monopolize
独舞 dú wǔ solo dance
独子 dú zǐ only son
独步 dú bù lit. walking alone / prominent / unrivalled / outstanding
独尊 dú zūn to revere as sole orthodoxy / to hold supremacy (of a religion, ideology, cultural norm, social group etc) / to be dominant
独独 dú dú alone
独岛 Dú dǎo Dokdo (Japanese Takeshima 竹島|竹岛[Zhu2 dao3]), disputed islands in Sea of Japan
独力 dú lì all by oneself / without exterior help
独生 dú shēng only (child) / to be the sole survivor
独揽 dú lǎn to monopolize
独秀 dú xiù to surpass / to stand above the crowd
独吞 dú tūn to hog / to keep everything for oneself
独断 dú duàn to decide alone without consultation / arbitrary / dictatorial
独栋 dú dòng (of a building) detached
独酌 dú zhuó to drink alone
独龙 Dú lóng Drung or Dulong ethnic group of northwest Yunnan
独夫 dú fū sole ruler / dictator
独大 dú dà to dominate over all others / to wield all the power / to reign supreme
独胆 dú dǎn individually courageous
独个 dú gè alone
独苗 dú miáo only child / sole scion
独山 Dú shān Dushan county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[Qian2 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou
独属 dú shǔ belonging exclusively to / exclusively for / reserved to / special
独体 dú tǐ autonomous body / independent system
独一 dú yī only / unique
独语 dú yǔ solo part (in opera) / soliloquy
独院 dú yuàn one family courtyard
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独木桥 dú mù qiáo single-log bridge / (fig.) difficult path
独联体 Dú lián tǐ Commonwealth of Independent States (former Soviet Union) / abbr. for 獨立國家聯合體|独立国家联合体
独创性 dú chuàng xìng innovative / ingenious / originality / ingenuity
独生子 dú shēng zǐ only son
独生女 dú shēng nu:3 an only daughter
独裁者 dú cái zhě dictator / autocrat
独角戏 dú jiǎo xì monodrama / one-man show / comic talk
独木舟 dú mù zhōu dugout / canoe / kayak
独眼龙 dú yǎn lóng one-eyed person
独立报 Dú lì Bào The Independent
独轮车 dú lún chē wheelbarrow / unicycle
独脚戏 dú jiǎo xì variant of 獨角戲|独角戏[du2 jiao3 xi4]
独龙江 Dú lóng jiāng Dulong river in northwest Yunnan on border with Myanmar, tributary of Salween or Nujiang 怒江, sometimes referred to as number four of Three parallel rivers 三江並流|三江并流, wildlife protection unit
独脚金  Striga
独二代 dú èr dài second generation only child
独角鲸 dú jiǎo jīng narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
独角兽 dú jiǎo shòu unicorn
独脚跳 dú jiǎo tiào to jump on one foot / to hop
独居石 dú jū shí monazite
独人秀 dú rén xiù one-man show
独山县 Dú shān xiàn Dushan county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[Qian2 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou
独山子 Dú shān zǐ Dushanzi District of Karamay City 克拉瑪依市|克拉玛依市[Ke4 la1 ma3 yi1 Shi4], Xinjiang
独体字 dú tǐ zì single-component character
独行侠 dú xíng xiá loner / single person / bachelor
独院儿 dú yuàn r erhua variant of 獨院|独院[du2 yuan4]
独语句 dú yǔ jù one-word sentence
独一无二 dú yī wú èr unique and unmatched (idiom) / unrivalled / nothing compares with it
独生子女 dú shēng zǐ nu:3 an only child
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
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
独来独往 dú lái dú wǎng coming and going alone (idiom) / a lone operator / keeping to oneself / unsociable / maverick
独具匠心 dú jù jiàng xīn original and ingenious (idiom) / to show great creativity
独当一面 dú dāng yī miàn to assume personal responsibility (idiom) / to take charge of a section
独占鳌头 dú zhàn áo tóu to come first in triennial palace examinations (idiom, refers to the carved stone turtle head in front of the imperial palace, next to which the most successful candidate in the imperial examinations was entitled to stand) / to be the champion / to be the very best in any field
独辟蹊径 dú pì xī jìng to blaze a new trail (idiom) / to display originality
独断独行 dú duàn dú xíng to decide and act alone (idiom) / to take arbitrary action / a law unto oneself
独霸一方 dú bà yī fāng to exercise sole hegemony (idiom) / to dominate a whole area (market, resources etc) / to hold as one's personal fiefdom
独出心裁 dú chū xīn cái to display originality (idiom) / to do things differently
独胆英雄 dú dǎn yīng xióng bold and courageous hero (idiom)
独断专行 dú duàn zhuān xíng to decide and act alone (idiom) / to take arbitrary action / a law unto oneself
独夫民贼 dú fū mín zéi tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom) / traitorous dictator
独具只眼 dú jù zhī yǎn to see what others fail to see (idiom) / to have exceptional insight
独行其是 dú xíng qí shì to go one's own way (idiom) / to act independently without asking others
独立地雷  independent mine
独立项目  stand-alone project
独出一时 dú chū yī shí incomparable / head and shoulders above the competition
独放异彩 dú fàng yì cǎi to project singular splendor or radiance / to perform brilliantly
独孤求败 Dú gū Qiú bài Dugu Qiubai, a fictional character appearing in 金庸[Jin1 Yong1] novels
独揽市场 dú lǎn shì chǎng to monopolize a market
独立电网 dú lì diàn wǎng off-the-grid
独立门户 dú lì mén hù to live apart from parents (of married couple) / to achieve independence
独领风骚 dú lǐng fēng sāo most outstanding / par excellence
独立生活 dú lì shēng huó "Independent Living"
独立选民 dú lì xuǎn mín independent voter
独立宣言 dú lì xuān yán Declaration of Independence
独立战争 dú lì zhàn zhēng war of independence
独立钻石 dú lì zuàn shí solitaire (puzzle)
独山子区 Dú shān zǐ qū Dushanzi District of Karamay City 克拉瑪依市|克拉玛依市[Ke4 la1 ma3 yi1 Shi4], Xinjiang
独守空房 dú shǒu kōng fáng (of a married woman) to stay home alone
独树一格 dú shù yī gé to have a unique style of one's own (idiom)
独占鼇头 dú zhàn áo tóu variant of 獨佔鰲頭|独占鳌头[du2 zhan4 ao2 tou2]
独尊儒术 dú zūn rú shù dismiss the hundred schools, revere only the Confucians (slogan of the Former Han dynasty)
独木不成林 dú mù bù chéng lín a lone tree does not make a forest (idiom) / one cannot accomplish much on one's own
独立评估团  independent assessment mission
独特访问者  unique visitor
独立评价股  Independent Evaluation Unit
独角兽行动  Operation Licorne
独特的贡献  niche contribution
独立计算机  stand-alone computer unit
独立专家组  Group of Independent Experts
独立承包人 dú lì chéng bāo rén independent contractor
独立承包商 dú lì chéng bāo shāng independent contractor
独立民主党 dú lì mín zhǔ dǎng Independent Democratic Party
独立应用程序  stand-alone application
独立会计单位  self-accounting unit
独立甄选小组  Independent Selection Panel
独立议会小组  Independent Parliamentary Group
独立评估小组  Independent Evaluation Group
独立问责小组  Independent Panel on Accountability
独立检验结果 dú lì jiǎn yàn jié guǒ independent test result
独立疫苗倡议 dú lì yì miáo chàng yì Vaccine Independence Initiative
独立中文笔会 dú lì Zhōng wén bǐ huì Independent Chinese PEN center
独立专家名册 dú lì zhuān jiā míng cè Roster of Independent Experts
独生子女政策 dú shēng zǐ nu:3 zhèng cè one-child policy
独联体7国倡议  CIS 7 Initiative
独立选举委员会  Independent Electoral Commission
独立地方治理局  Independent Directorate of Local Governance
独立司法委员会  Independent Judicial Commission
独立专家委员会  Independent Commission of Experts
独立媒体委员会  Independent Media Commission
独立人权委员会  Independent Commission for Human Rights
独立评估办公室  Independent Evaluation Office
独立调查委员会  Independent Inquiry Committee into the United Nations Oil-for-Food Programme / Independent Inquiry Committee
独立塞族民主党  Independent Serb Democratic Party
独立社会民主党  Independent Social Democratic Party
独立监督委员会  Independent Oversight Board
独立审查委员会  Independent Review Board
独立广播管理局 dú lì guǎng bō guǎn lǐ jú Independent Broadcasting Authority
独立国家联合体 Dú lì guó jiā lián hé tǐ Commonwealth of Independent States (former Soviet Union)
独在异乡为异客 dú zài yì xiāng wéi yì kè a stranger in a strange land (from a poem by Wang Wei 王維|王维[Wang2 Wei2])
独立和发展共和党  Republican Party for Independence and Development
独立技术转让机构  independent technology transfer agencies
独有渔船识别号码  unique vessel identifier
独立专家研究小组  Independent Expert Study Group
独立柬埔寨国民军  National Army of Independent Kampuchea
Approximate Results for 独
孤独 gū dú lonely / solitary
单独 dān dú alone / by oneself / on one's own
台独 Tái Dú Taiwan independence / (of Taiwan) to declare independence
唯独 wéi dú only / just (i.e. it is only that...) / all except / unique
惟独 wéi dú only / solely / this one alone
不独 bù dú not only
数独 shù dú sudoku (puzzle game)
慎独 shèn dú to preserve a proper behavior in private life
非独 fēi dú not only / not merely
港独 Gǎng dú Hong Kong independence
离独 lí dú to be divorced
失独 shī dú bereaved of one's only child
双独 shuāng dú double and single / allowed dispensation to have second child
统独 tǒng dú unification and independence
藏独 Zàng Dú Tibetan Independence (movement) / abbr. for 西藏獨立運動|西藏独立运动
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陈独秀 Chén Dú xiù Chen Duxiu (1879-1942), co-founder of the Chinese Communist Party in 1921
孤独症 gū dú zhèng autism
非独立 fēi dú lì dependent
得天独厚 dé tiān dú hòu blessed by heaven (idiom) / enjoying exceptional advantages / favored by nature
一枝独秀 yī zhī dú xiù lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom) / fig. to be in a league of one's own / outstanding
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
匠心独运 jiàng xīn dú yùn original and ingenious (idiom) / to show great creativity
鳏寡孤独 guān guǎ gū dú lit. widowers, widows, orphans and the childless / fig. people with no one left to rely on
戛戛独造 jiá jiá dú zào creative / original
金鸡独立 jīn jī dú lì golden rooster stands on one leg (tai chi posture) / standing on one leg
踽踽独行 jǔ jǔ dú xíng to walk alone (idiom)
民贼独夫 mín zéi dú fū tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom) / traitorous dictator
特立独行 tè lì dú xíng to be unconventional / independence of action
单独自卫  individual self-defence / self-defence
完全独立  full independence
单独囚禁  solitary confinement
单打独斗 dān dǎ dú dòu to fight alone (idiom)
单根独苗 dān gēn dú miáo an only child
孤独无援 gū dú wú yuán lonely and isolated (idiom)
孤独于世 gū dú yú shì alone in the world (idiom)
情有独锺 qíng yǒu dú zhōng to have a feeling for sth (affection, sympathy, passion etc)
情有独钟 qíng yǒu dú zhōng to have a special fondness (for sth)
失独家庭 shī dú jiā tíng a family bereaved of its only child
双独夫妇 shuāng dú fū fù a married couple allowed dispensation to have second child
司法独立 sī fǎ dú lì judicial independence
只眼独具 zhī yǎn dú jù see 獨具隻眼|独具只眼[du2 ju4 zhi1 yan3]
除治独脚金  Striga control
轴状独蕊木  jaboty
新独立国家  newly independent State
机构独立性  organizational independence
九宫格数独 jiǔ gōng gé shù dú sudoku (puzzle game)
外商独资企业 wài shāng dú zī qǐ yè wholly foreign-owned enterprise (WFOE) (form of legal entity in China) / abbr. to 外資企業|外资企业[wai4 zi1 qi3 ye4]
自由独立工会  Free and Independent Workers Association
劳动者独立党  Parti indépendant des travailleurs
克钦邦独立军  Kachin Independence Army
单独合作计划  Individual Cooperation Programme
反对独立民兵 fǎn duì dú lì mín bīng anti-independence militia / pro-integration militia / pro-Indonesia militia / pro-Jakarta militia / pro-autonomy militia
买主独家垄断 mǎi zhǔ dú jiā lǒng duàn monopsony
美国独立战争 Měi guó Dú lì Zhàn zhēng American War of Independence (1775-1783)
印度独立宣言 yìn dù dú lì xuān yán Purna
印度独立运动 yìn dù dú lì yùn dòng Indian
反独裁民主联盟  National United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship
巴布亚独立组织  Organisation for Papua's Independence
西萨摩亚独立国 xī sà mó yà dú lì guó the Independent State of Samoa
经认证的独立实体  Accredited Independent Entity
在监督下实现独立  supervised independence
纳米比亚独立计划  Independence Plan for Namibia
世界司法独立会议  World Conference on the Independence of Justice
法律职业独立标准  Standards for the Independence of the Legal Profession
国际独立专家小组  International Group of Independent Experts
新独立中亚共和国  Newly Independent Central Asian Republics
消除孤独感自愿假  Voluntary Absence for the Relief of Isolation
选举教育独立论坛  Independent Forum on Electoral Education
百慕大独立委员会  Bermuda Independence Commission
世界司法独立宣言 shì jiè sī fǎ dú lì xuān yán Universal Declaration on the Independence of Justice
印度独立革命运动 yìn dù dú lì gé mìng yùn dòng Revolutionary
东帝汶独立革命阵线  Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor
全系统独立评价机制  independent system-wide evaluation mechanism
全国独立选举委员会  Commission Electorale Nationale Indépendante
国际独立调查委员会  International Independent Investigation Commission
法官与律师独立中心  Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers
中东欧和新独立国家  Central-Eastern Europe and the Newly Independent States
发展权问题独立专家  Independent expert on the right to development
新独立国家和中东科  Newly Independent States (NIS) and Middle East Section
泛非除治独脚金网络  Pan-African Striga Control Network
奥罗莫独立民主阵线  Front for an Independent Democratic Oromia
单独的少年司法制度  separate juvenile justice system
全国独立和革命联盟  National Union for Independance and the Revolution
罢黜百家，独尊儒术 bà chù bǎi jiā , dú zūn rú shù Dismiss the hundred schools, revere only the Confucian (idiom) / sole dominant ideology
少数群体问题独立专家  Independent Expert on minority issues
国际独立油轮船东协会  International Association of Independent Tankers Owners
南非独立黑人工会运动  Independent Black Trade Union Movement in South Africa
阿富汗独立人权委员会  Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission
援助新独立国家工作队  Task Force on Assistance to Newly Independent States
国际人权独立顾问小组  Independent Counsel on International Human Rights
支持纳米比亚独立会议  Conference on Support to Independent Namibia
贡山独龙族怒族自治县 Gòng shān Dú lóng zú Nù zú zì zhì xiàn Gongshan Derung and Nu autonomous county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州[Nu4 jiang1 Li4 su4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1] in northwest Yunnan
苏丹人权状况独立专家 sū dān rén quán zhuàng kuàng dú lì zhuān jiā Independent expert on the situation of human rights in the Sudan
文化权利领域独立专家 wén huà quán lì lǐng yù dú lì zhuān jiā Independent Expert in the field of cultural rights
国际发展问题独立委员会  Independent Commission on International Development Issues / Brandt Commission
联合国纳米比亚独立计划  United Nations Plan for the Independence of Namibia
黎巴嫩边界独立评估小组  Lebanon Independent Border Assessment Team
阿富汗人权状况独立专家  Independent expert on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan
人权与赤贫问题独立专家  Independent expert on the question of human rights and extreme poverty
国家人权问题独立委员会  Independent National Commission on Human Rights
加沙问题独立调查委员会  Independent Fact-Finding Committee on Gaza
南方发展问题独立委员会  Independent Commission of the South on Development Issues
建立独立国家联合体协定  Agreement establishing the Commonwealth of Independent States
法官和律师独立问题会议  Conference on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers
欧洲和独立国家联合体司  Division for Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States
世界电信发展独立委员会  Independent Commission for World-Wide Telecommunications Development
南亚减缓贫穷独立委员会  Independent South Asian Commission on Poverty Alleviation
单丝不成线，独木不成林 dān sī bù chéng xiàn , dú mù bù chéng lín one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest (idiom)
人道主义问题独立事务局 rén dào zhǔ yì wèn tí dú lì shì wù jú Independent Bureau for Humanitarian Issues
裁军和安全问题独立委员会  Independent Commission on Disarmament and Security Issues / Palme Commission
危地马拉人权状况独立专家  Independent expert on the situation of human rights in Guatemala
利比里亚人权状况独立专家  Independent expert on the situation of human rights in Liberia
阿塞拜疆人权状况独立专家  Independent expert on the situation of human rights in Azerbaijan
伊拉克高级独立选举委员会  Independent High Electoral Commission
几内亚和佛得角非洲独立党  African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde
克钦独立组织与克钦独立军  Kachin Independence Organization
利比里亚民族独立爱国阵线  Independent National Patriotic Front of Liberia
联合国前途问题独立工作组  Independent Working Group on the Future of the United Nations
国际官方统计协会独立会议  Independent Conference of the International Association for Official Statistics
萨尔瓦多人权状况独立专家 sà ěr wǎ duō rén quán zhuàng kuàng dú lì zhuān jiā Independent expert on the situation of human rights in El Salvador
亚美尼亚人权状况独立专家 yà měi ní yà rén quán zhuàng kuàng dú lì zhuān jiā Independent expert on the situation of human rights in Armenia
欧洲和独立国家联合体区域局  Regional Bureau for Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States
争取安哥拉彻底独立全国联盟  National Union for the Total Independence of Angola
新独立国家问题机构间工作队  Inter-Agency Task Force on the New Independent States
国际独立社会环境传道者运动  International Movement for the Apostolate in the Independent Social Milieux
南非独立和多元媒体圆桌会议  Round Table on Independent and Pluralistic Media in South Africa
国际人道主义问题独立委员会  Independent Commission on International Humanitarian Issues
巴勒斯坦公民权利独立委员会  Palestinian Independent Commission for Citizens' Rights
人权与国际团结问题独立专家  Independent expert on human rights and international solidarity
欧洲及独立国家联合体区域局  Regional Directorate for Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States
非洲联盟独立高级别审计小组  Independent High-level Panel of the Audit of the African Union
关于司法机关独立的基本原则  Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary
争取国际公务员安全和独立协会  Association for the Security and Independence of International Civil Servants
向新独立国家提供援助协调会议  Coordinating Conference on Assistance to the Newly Independent States
调查非正式压制问题独立委员会  Independent Board of Inquiry into Informal Repression
乌兹别克斯坦人权状况独立专家  Independent expert on the situation of human rights in Uzbekistan
新独立国家会计方法协调理事会  Coordinating Council on Accounting Methodology in the Newly Independent States
世界和平、安全与民族独立大会  World Congress for Peace, Security and National Independence
争取民主、独立和社会进步运动  Mouvement pour la démocratie, l'indépendance et le progrès social
庆祝巴基斯坦独立五十周年宣言  Declaration on the Commemoration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Independence of Pakistan
给予殖民地国家和人民独立宣言  Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples
开发署独立国家联合体信托基金  UNDP Trust Fund for the Commonwealth of Independent States
残疾人独立生活问题部长级会议  Ministerial Conference on Independent Living for Disabled Persons
联合国国际独立调查委员会专员  Commissioner of the United Nations International Independent Investigation Commission / Commissioner of the UN International Independent Investigation Commission
促进非洲新闻独立和多元化讨论会  Seminar on Promoting an Independent and Pluralistic African Press
行政改革和公务员制度独立委员会  Independent Administrative Reform and Civil Service Commission
联合国独立担保和备用信用证公约  United Nations Convention on Independent Guarantees and Stand-by Letters of Credit
法官和律师独立性问题特别报告员  Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers
国际公务员安全和独立常设委员会  Standing Committee on the Security and Independence of the International Civil Service
格鲁吉亚冲突问题国际独立调查团  International Independent Fact-Finding Mission on the Conflict in Georgia
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