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Chinese symbol for “hallelujah”

哈利路亚
hā lì lù yà
Traditional: 哈利路亞
(loanword) hallelujah

The closest CC-CEDICT match for hallelujah is 哈利路亚 (hā lì lù yà), defined as: (loanword) hallelujah.

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
利 lì
gains, advantage, profit, merit
radical 18 ⼑ · 7 strokes
路 lù
road, path, street; journey
radical 157 ⾜ · 13 strokes
亚 yà
Asia; second
radical 7 ⼆ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 哈利路亚.

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)
利用lì yòngto exploit; to make use of
权利 (權利)quán lìright (i.e. an entitlement to sth); (classical) power and wealth
铁路 (鐵路)tiě lùrailroad; railway
南亚 (南亞)nán Yàsouthern Asia

See also: Japanese symbol for “hallelujah”.

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.