Chinese symbol for “sharia”

沙里亚

shā lǐ yà

Traditional: 沙里亞

sharia (Islamic law) (loanword)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sharia is 沙里亚 (shā lǐ yà), defined as: sharia (Islamic law) (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

沙 shā

sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated

radical 85 ⽔ · 7 strokes

里 lǐ

unit of distance equal to 0.5km; village; lane

radical 166 ⾥ · 7 strokes

亚 yà

Asia; second

radical 7 ⼆ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

亞 yà

Related words

Other words that share a character with 沙里亚.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
沙漠	shā mò	desert; 个 (gè)
金沙	jīn shā	gold dust; salted egg yolk sauce
沙发 (沙發)	shā fā	(loanword) sofa (条 (tiáo),张 (zhāng)); (Internet slang) first reply to a forum post
沙滩 (沙灘)	shā tān	beach; sandy shore
沙龙 (沙龍)	shā lóng	salon (loanword)
沙皇	shā huáng	czar (loanword)
这里 (這裏)	zhè lǐ	variant of 这里 (zhè lǐ)
哪里 (哪裏)	nǎ lǐ	where?; somewhere
南亚 (南亞)	nán Yà	southern Asia

See also: Japanese symbol for “sharia”.

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.