Chinese symbol for “brows”
眉头
méi tóu
Traditional: 眉頭
brows
The closest CC-CEDICT match for brows is 眉头 (méi tóu), defined as: brows.
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
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 眉头.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 眉毛 | méi mao | eyebrow; measure word: 根 (gēn) |
| 美眉 | měi méi | (coll.) pretty girl |
| 迫在眉睫 | pò zài méi jié | pressing in on one's eyelashes (idiom); imminent |
| 皱眉 (皺眉) | zhòu méi | to frown; to knit one's brow |
| 画眉 (畫眉) | huà méi | to apply makeup to the eyebrows; (bird species of China) Chinese hwamei (Garrulax canorus) |
| 头发 (頭髮) | tóu fa | hair (on the head) |
| 街头 (街頭) | jiē tóu | street |
| 镜头 (鏡頭) | jìng tóu | camera lens; camera shot (in a movie etc) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “brows”.
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.