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Chinese symbol for “theta”

西塔
xī tǎ
theta (Greek letter Θθ)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for theta is 西塔 (xī tǎ), defined as: theta (Greek letter Θθ).

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
塔 tǎ
tower, spire, tall building
radical 32 ⼟ · 12 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 西塔.

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)
金字塔jīn zì tǎpyramid (building or structure)
灯塔 (燈塔)dēng tǎlighthouse; measure word: 座 (zuò)
炮塔pào tǎgun turret

See also: Japanese symbol for “theta”.

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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