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Chinese symbol for “bangs”

刘海
liú hǎi
Traditional: 劉海
bangs; fringe (hair)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for bangs is 刘海 (liú hǎi), defined as: bangs; fringe (hair).

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

刘 liú
to kill, to destroy; surname
radical 18 ⼑ · 6 strokes
海 hǎi
sea, ocean; maritime
radical 85 ⽔ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “bangs”

WordPinyinMeaning
齐眉穗儿 (齊眉穗兒)qí méi suì rbangs (hair)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 刘海.

WordPinyinMeaning
海外hǎi wàioverseas; abroad
海军 (海軍)hǎi jūnnavy
海洋hǎi yángocean
海上hǎi shàngmaritime
沿海yán hǎicoastal
海岸hǎi àncoastal; seacoast

See also: Japanese symbol for “bangs”.

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.