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Chinese symbol for “alphabet”

字母表
zì mǔ biǎo
alphabet

The closest CC-CEDICT match for alphabet is 字母表 (zì mǔ biǎo), defined as: alphabet.

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

字 zì
character, letter, symbol, word
radical 39 ⼦ · 6 strokes
母 mǔ
mother; female elders; female
radical 80 ⽏ · 5 strokes
表 biǎo
to show, to express, to display; outside, appearance; a watch
radical 145 ⾐ · 8 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 字母表.

WordPinyinMeaning
名字míng ziname (of a person or thing)
数字 (數字)shù zìnumeral; digit
文字wén zìcharacter; script
字母zì mǔletter (of the alphabet); 个 (gè)
字幕zì mùsubtitles; captions (of a movie etc)
汉字 (漢字)hàn zìChinese character(s)
母亲 (母親)mǔ qīnmother
父母fù mǔfather and mother; parents
代表dài biǎorepresentative; delegate

See also: Japanese symbol for “alphabet”.

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.