Chinese symbol for “chieftain”
头目
tóu mù
Traditional: 頭目
ringleader; gang leader; chieftain
The closest CC-CEDICT match for chieftain is 头目 (tóu mù), defined as: ringleader; gang leader; chieftain.
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 头目.
| 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 |
| 目前 | mù qián | at the present time; currently |
| 项目 (項目) | xiàng mù | item; project; (sports) event |
See also: Japanese symbol for “chieftain”.
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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