特殊
tèshū · HSK 4
special
⭐ 特殊 = 特 (special) + 殊 (distinct/different)
特 means special or particular (the ox 牛 radical hints at a singled-out bull). 殊 means distinct or differing. Stack them and the compound intensifies: exceptional, out of the ordinary, peculiar.
特 — cow 牛 + temple 寺 (phonetic)
Originally referred to a male bull or large ox, with 牛 'cow' as the meaning component and 寺 supplying the sound. Over time it shifted from 'bull' to 'special, particular, unique,' the sense used today.