Chinese symbol for “caliph”

哈里发

hā lǐ fā

Traditional: 哈里發

(loanword) caliph; also written 哈利发 (hā lì fā)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for caliph is 哈里发 (hā lǐ fā), defined as: (loanword) caliph; also written 哈利发 (hā lì fā).

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

哈 hā

the sound of laughter

radical 30 ⼝ · 9 strokes

里 lǐ

unit of distance equal to 0.5km; village; lane

radical 166 ⾥ · 7 strokes

发 fā

to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair

radical 29 ⼜ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

發 fā

Related words

Other words that share a character with 哈里发.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
哈哈	hā hā	(onom.) laughing out loud
哈拉	hā lā	to chat idly (Tw)
哈尼	hā ní	honey (term of endearment) (loanword)
哈哈大笑	hā hā dà xiào	to laugh heartily; to burst into loud laughter
嘻哈	xī hā	hip-hop (music genre) (loanword)
哈达 (哈達)	hǎ dá	khata (Tibetan or Mongolian ceremonial scarf)
这里 (這裏)	zhè lǐ	variant of 这里 (zhè lǐ)
哪里 (哪裏)	nǎ lǐ	where?; somewhere
发展 (發展)	fā zhǎn	development; growth

See also: Japanese symbol for “caliph”.

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.