Chinese symbol for “bust”
头像
tóu xiàng
Traditional: 頭像
portrait; bust; (computing) profile picture; avatar
The closest CC-CEDICT match for bust is 头像 (tóu xiàng), defined as: portrait; bust; (computing) profile picture; avatar.
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
Other Chinese words for “bust”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 胸围 (胸圍) | xiōng wéi | chest measurement; bust |
| 半身像 | bàn shēn xiàng | half-length photo or portrait; bust |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 头像.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| 石头 (石頭) | shí tou | stone; 块 (kuài) |
| 码头 (碼頭) | mǎ tou | wharf; dock; quay; pier |
| 回头 (回頭) | huí tóu | to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by |
| 好像 | hǎo xiàng | as if; to seem like |
| 图像 (圖像) | tú xiàng | image; picture; graphic |
See also: Japanese symbol for “bust”.
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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