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Chinese symbol for “cappella”

阿卡贝拉
ā kǎ bèi lā
Traditional: 阿卡貝拉
(loanword) a cappella

The closest CC-CEDICT match for cappella is 阿卡贝拉 (ā kǎ bèi lā), defined as: (loanword) a cappella.

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
卡 kǎ
card, punch card; calorie
radical 25 ⼘ · 5 strokes
贝 bèi
sea shell; money, currency
radical 154 ⾙ · 4 strokes
拉 lā
to pull, to drag; to seize, to hold; to lengthen; to play (a violin)
radical 64 ⼿ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “cappella”

WordPinyinMeaning
无伴奏合唱 (無伴奏合唱)wú bàn zòu hé chànga cappella (music)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 阿卡贝拉.

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
阿尔卑斯 (阿爾卑斯)ā ěr bēi sīalps (mountain range)
信用卡xìn yòng kǎcredit card
卡拉kǎ lākaraoke; (Tw) (of chicken etc) crispy, deep-fried
宝贝 (寶貝)bǎo bèitreasured object; treasure
克拉kè lācarat (mass) (loanword)

See also: Japanese symbol for “cappella”.

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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