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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

Related words

Other words that share a character with 哈里发.

WordPinyinMeaning
哈哈hā hā(onom.) laughing out loud
哈拉hā lāto chat idly (Tw)
哈尼hā níhoney (term of endearment) (loanword)
哈哈大笑hā hā dà xiàoto laugh heartily; to burst into loud laughter
嘻哈xī hāhip-hop (music genre) (loanword)
哈达 (哈達)hǎ dákhata (Tibetan or Mongolian ceremonial scarf)
这里 (這裏)zhè lǐvariant of 这里 (zhè lǐ)
哪里 (哪裏)nǎ lǐwhere?; somewhere
发展 (發展)fā zhǎndevelopment; 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.

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