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Chinese symbol for “anew”

从头
cóng tóu
Traditional: 從頭
anew; from the start

The closest CC-CEDICT match for anew is 从头 (cóng tóu), defined as: anew; from the start.

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

从 cóng
from, by, since, whence, through
radical 9 ⼈ · 4 strokes
头 tóu
head; chief, boss; first, top
radical 37 ⼤ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “anew”

WordPinyinMeaning
重头 (重頭)chóng tóuanew; from the beginning

Related words

Other words that share a character with 从头.

WordPinyinMeaning
从事 (從事)cóng shìto go for; to engage in
从而 (從而)cóng érthus; thereby
从来 (從來)cóng láialways; at all times
自从 (自從)zì cóngsince (a time); ever since
从未 (從未)cóng wèinever
从此 (從此)cóng cǐfrom now on; since then
头发 (頭髮)tóu fahair (on the head)
街头 (街頭)jiē tóustreet

See also: Japanese symbol for “anew”.

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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