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Chinese symbol for “alpha”

阿尔法
ā ěr fǎ
Traditional: 阿爾法
alpha (Greek letter Α, α)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for alpha is 阿尔法 (ā ěr fǎ), defined as: alpha (Greek letter Α, α).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

阿 ā
an initial particle, a prefix used for names; used in transliterations
radical 170 ⾩ · 8 strokes
尔 ěr
you; that, those; final particle
radical 42 ⼩ · 5 strokes
法 fǎ
law, rule, statute; method, way; French
radical 85 ⽔ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 阿尔法.

WordPinyinMeaning
阿姨ā yímaternal aunt; term of address for a woman of one's mother's generation
阿拉ā lā(Wu dialect) I; me; my; we; us; our
阿门 (阿門)ā mén(loanword) amen
阿哥ā gē(familiar) elder brother
阿尔卑斯 (阿爾卑斯)ā ěr bēi sīalps (mountain range)
偶尔 (偶爾)ǒu ěroccasionally; once in a while
摩尔 (摩爾)mó ěrmole (chemistry)
高尔夫 (高爾夫)gāo ěr fū(loanword) golf
无法 (無法)wú fǎunable to; incapable of

See also: Japanese symbol for “alpha”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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