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Chinese symbol for “sigma”

西格玛
xī gé mǎ
Traditional: 西格瑪
sigma (Greek letter Σ, σ)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sigma is 西格玛 (xī gé mǎ), defined as: sigma (Greek letter Σ, σ).

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

西 xī
west, western, westward
radical 146 ⾑ · 6 strokes
格 gé
form, pattern, standard
radical 75 ⽊ · 10 strokes
玛 mǎ
agate, cornelian
radical 96 ⽟ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “sigma”

WordPinyinMeaning
西格马 (西格馬)xī gé mǎsigma (Greek letter Σ, σ)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 西格玛.

WordPinyinMeaning
东西 (東西)dōng xīeast and west
西部xī bùwestern part
西北xī běinorthwest
西南xī nánsouthwest
法西斯fǎ xī sīfascist (loanword)
价格 (價格)jià géprice
资格 (資格)zī géqualifications; seniority
风格 (風格)fēng géstyle
玛格丽特 (瑪格麗特)mǎ gé lì tèmargarita (cocktail)

See also: Japanese symbol for “sigma”.

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.