Chinese symbol for “gamma”
伽马
gā mǎ
Traditional: 伽馬
(loanword) gamma (Greek letter Γ, γ); Taiwan pr. [jia1ma3]
The closest CC-CEDICT match for gamma is 伽马 (gā mǎ), defined as: (loanword) gamma (Greek letter Γ, γ); Taiwan pr. [jia1ma3].
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 伽马.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 瑜伽 | yú jiā | (loanword) yoga |
| 僧伽 | sēng qié | (Buddhism) sangha; the monastic community |
| 伽玛 (伽瑪) | gā mǎ | variant of 伽马 (gā mǎ) |
| 伽蓝 (伽藍) | qié lán | Buddhist temple (loanword from Sanskrit "samgharama") |
| 伽马射线 (伽馬射線) | gā mǎ shè xiàn | gamma ray |
| 马上 (馬上) | mǎ shàng | at once; right away |
| 马克 (馬克) | mǎ kè | mark (monetary unit) |
| 马路 (馬路) | mǎ lù | street; road |
See also: Japanese symbol for “gamma”.
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.