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Chinese symbol for “barbershop”

理发店
lǐ fà diàn
Traditional: 理髮店
barbershop; hairdresser's; measure word: 家 (jiā)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for barbershop is 理发店 (lǐ fà diàn), defined as: barbershop; hairdresser's; measure word: 家 (jiā).

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

理 lǐ
science, reason, logic; to manage
radical 96 ⽟ · 11 strokes
发 fà
to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair
radical 29 ⼜ · 5 strokes
店 diàn
shop, store; inn, hotel
radical 53 ⼴ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “barbershop”

WordPinyinMeaning
发屋 (髮屋)fà wūbarbershop
理发院 (理髮院)lǐ fà yuànbarbershop; hairdresser's
理容院lǐ róng yuànhairdresser and beauty parlor; barbershop
理发厅 (理髮廳)lǐ fà tīng(Tw) barbershop; hairdresser's

Related words

Other words that share a character with 理发店.

WordPinyinMeaning
管理guǎn lǐto supervise; to manage
处理 (處理)chǔ lǐto handle; to deal with; to punish
理论 (理論)lǐ lùntheory; 个 (gè)
理解lǐ jiěto comprehend; to understand
总理 (總理)zǒng lǐpremier; prime minister
理由lǐ yóureason; grounds
发展 (發展)fā zhǎndevelopment; growth
发生 (發生)fā shēngto happen; to occur; to take place; to arise (e.g. 发生问题 (fā shēng wèn tí) "a problem arises")
酒店jiǔ diànwine shop; pub (public house)

See also: Japanese symbol for “barbershop”.

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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