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Chinese symbol for “iota”

约塔
yāo tǎ
Traditional: 約塔
iota (Greek letter Ιι)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for iota is 约塔 (yāo tǎ), defined as: iota (Greek letter Ιι).

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

约 yāo
treaty, covenant, agreement
radical 120 ⽷ · 6 strokes
塔 tǎ
tower, spire, tall building
radical 32 ⼟ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “iota”

WordPinyinMeaning
一丝一毫 (一絲一毫)yī sī yī háoone thread, one hair (idiom); a tiny bit; an iota

Related words

Other words that share a character with 约塔.

WordPinyinMeaning
大约 (大約)dà yuēapproximately; probably
条约 (條約)tiáo yuētreaty; pact
约定 (約定)yuē dìngto agree on sth (after discussion); to conclude a bargain
合约 (合約)hé yuēcontract; agreement; measure word: 份 (fèn)
公约 (公約)gōng yuēconvention (i.e. international agreement)
约束 (約束)yuē shùto restrict; to limit to
金字塔jīn zì tǎpyramid (building or structure)
灯塔 (燈塔)dēng tǎlighthouse; measure word: 座 (zuò)

See also: Japanese symbol for “iota”.

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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