Greek Alphabet Reference

Greek letter pronunciation and common usage quick lookup.

UppercaseLowercaseEnglish NameChinese NameCommon Use
ΑαAlphaAlphaAngle, coefficient, angular acceleration
ΒβBetaBetaAngle, coefficient, beta function
ΓγGammaGammaGamma Function, Photon
ΔδDeltaDeltaAmount of change, discriminant
ΕεEpsilonEpsilonVery small amount, dielectric constant
ΖζZetaZetaRiemann zeta function
ΗηEtaEtaEfficiency, viscosity
ΘθThetaXitaAngle, Temperature
ΙιIotaJotaMinor Amount
ΚκKappaKappaCurvature, compression coefficient
ΛλLambdaLambdaWavelength, eigenvalue
ΜμMunames/fra745Micro (μ), friction coefficient
ΝνNuNew YorkFre&quency
ΞξXiKexiRandom variable
ΟοOmicronOmicronSmall O symbol
ΠπPiPiePerimeter, Multiplier
ΡρRhoSoft! Density, resistivity
ΣσSigmaSigmaSum, standard deviation
ΤτTauTaoTime Constant, Torque
ΥυUpsilonUpsilonFrequency (old)
ΦφPhiFayeGolden Ratio, Phase
ΧχChiCardChi-Square Distribution
ΨψPsiPussyWavefunctions, Psychology
ΩωOmegaomegaResistance unit, angular velocity