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Chinese symbol for “imam”

伊玛目
yī mǎ mù
Traditional: 伊瑪目
imam (Islam) (loanword)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for imam is 伊玛目 (yī mǎ mù), defined as: imam (Islam) (loanword).

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

伊 yī
he she; this, that; used in transliterations
radical 9 ⼈ · 6 strokes
玛 mǎ
agate, cornelian
radical 96 ⽟ · 7 strokes
目 mù
eye; to look, to see; division, topic
radical 109 ⽬ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “imam”

WordPinyinMeaning
阿訇ā hōng(loanword from Persian) imam; ahung
教长 (教長)jiào zhǎngdean; mullah

Related words

Other words that share a character with 伊玛目.

WordPinyinMeaning
伊始yī shǐoutset; beginning
木乃伊mù nǎi yī(loanword) mummy (preserved corpse)
伊人yī rén(literary) that person (usually female); she
伊曼yī mànsee 伊玛目 (yī mǎ mù)
伊塔yī tǎeta (Greek letter Η, η)
玛格丽特 (瑪格麗特)mǎ gé lì tèmargarita (cocktail)
尼玛 (尼瑪)ní mǎ(Internet slang) alternative for 你妈 (nǐ mā); (transcription from Tibetan) the sun
玛瑙 (瑪瑙)mǎ nǎocornelian (mineral); agate
目前mù qiánat the present time; currently

See also: Japanese symbol for “imam”.

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.