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Chinese symbol for “bun”

丫髻
yā jì
bun (of hair); topknot

The closest CC-CEDICT match for bun is 丫髻 (yā jì), defined as: bun (of hair); topknot.

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

丫 yā
forked; bifurcation
radical 2 ⼁ · 3 strokes
髻 jì
bun, topknot
radical 190 ⾽ · 16 strokes

Other Chinese words for “bun”

WordPinyinMeaning
鬏jiūbun (of hair)
纂zuǎn(literary) to compile; to edit; (coll.) (hairstyle) bun; chignon (as 纂儿 (zuǎn r))
小面包 (小麵包)xiǎo miàn bāobread roll; bun

Related words

Other words that share a character with 丫髻.

WordPinyinMeaning
丫头 (丫頭)yā tougirl; servant girl
脚丫 (腳丫)jiǎo yā(coll.) foot
丫鬟yā huanservant girl; maid
丫环 (丫環)yā huanservant girl; maid
脚丫子 (腳丫子)jiǎo yā zi(coll.) foot
黄毛丫头 (黃毛丫頭)huáng máo yā tousilly little girl
发髻 (髮髻)fà jìhair worn in a bun or coil
螺髻luó jìspiral coil (in hairdressing)

See also: Japanese symbol for “bun”.

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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