真主

Zhēnzhǔ

proper noun #11,633

Meanings

1 Allah
2 God (in Islam)

About Allah

宗教人物 religious figure

God as worshipped in Islam. Chinese Muslims, such as the 回族, use this word, meaning 'the True Lord'; the Arabic name Allah is written 安拉.

Also called 安拉

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

真主是伊斯兰教唯一的神。

Zhēnzhǔ shì Yīsīlánjiào wéiyī de shén.

Allah is the one God of Islam.

HSK 7-9

穆斯林信仰真主。

Mùsīlín xìnyǎng Zhēnzhǔ.

Muslims believe in Allah.

Tips

culture

The cry Allahu akbar is 真主至大, 'God is greatest'. Hong Kong, Macau and Singapore write Allah as 阿拉 where the mainland has 安拉, and Uyghur and Dungan Muslims call God 胡大, from Persian khudā.

Stroke Order

真 zhēn

主 zhǔ