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Chinese symbol for “alps”

阿尔卑斯
ā ěr bēi sī
Traditional: 阿爾卑斯
alps (mountain range)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for alps is 阿尔卑斯 (ā ěr bēi sī), defined as: alps (mountain range).

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
卑 bēi
humble, low, inferior; to despise
radical 24 ⼗ · 8 strokes
斯 sī
this, thus, such; emphatic particle; used in transliterations
radical 69 ⽄ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 阿尔卑斯.

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
阿尔法 (阿爾法)ā ěr fǎalpha (Greek letter Α, α)
阿哥ā gē(familiar) elder brother
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
卑鄙bēi bǐbase; mean
法西斯fǎ xī sīfascist (loanword)

See also: Japanese symbol for “alps”.

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.