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Chinese symbol for “kappa”

卡帕
kǎ pà
kappa (Greek letter Κκ)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for kappa is 卡帕 (kǎ pà), defined as: kappa (Greek letter Κκ).

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

卡 kǎ
card, punch card; calorie
radical 25 ⼘ · 5 strokes
帕 pà
scarf, turban, veil, wrap
radical 50 ⼱ · 8 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 卡帕.

WordPinyinMeaning
信用卡xìn yòng kǎcredit card
卡拉kǎ lākaraoke; (Tw) (of chicken etc) crispy, deep-fried
卡车 (卡車)kǎ chētruck; 辆 (liàng)
卡通kǎ tōngcartoon (loanword)
卡片kǎ piàncard
银行卡 (銀行卡)yín háng kǎbank card
手帕shǒu pàhandkerchief; measure word: 方 (fāng)
帕金森病pà jīn sēn bìngParkinson's disease

See also: Japanese symbol for “kappa”.

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.