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Chinese symbol for “lambda”

兰姆打
lán mǔ dǎ
Traditional: 蘭姆打
lambda (Greek letter Λλ)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for lambda is 兰姆打 (lán mǔ dǎ), defined as: lambda (Greek letter Λλ).

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

兰 lán
orchid; elegant, graceful
radical 12 ⼋ · 5 strokes
姆 mǔ
governess, matron, nanny
radical 38 ⼥ · 8 strokes
打 dǎ
to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
radical 64 ⼿ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “lambda”

WordPinyinMeaning
兰姆达 (蘭姆達)lán mǔ dálambda (Greek letter Λλ)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 兰姆打.

WordPinyinMeaning
法兰 (法蘭)fǎ lánflange (loanword)
兰花 (蘭花)lán huācymbidium; orchid
木兰 (木蘭)mù lánlily magnolia (Magnolia liliflora)
兰姆 (蘭姆)lán mǔrum (beverage) (loanword)
白兰地 (白蘭地)bái lán dì(loanword) brandy
紫罗兰 (紫羅蘭)zǐ luó lán(botany) common stock; gillyflower (Matthiola incana); (botany) violet
保姆bǎo mǔnanny; babysitter; housekeeper
莱姆 (萊姆)lái mǔ(loanword) lime
打开 (打開)dǎ kāito open; to show (a ticket)

See also: Japanese symbol for “lambda”.

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.