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Chinese symbol for “comb”

梳理
shū lǐ
to comb; fig. to sort out

The closest CC-CEDICT match for comb is 梳理 (shū lǐ), defined as: to comb; fig. to sort out.

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

梳 shū
brush, comb
radical 75 ⽊ · 11 strokes
理 lǐ
science, reason, logic; to manage
radical 96 ⽟ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “comb”

WordPinyinMeaning
梳shūto comb; (bound form) a comb
梳子shū zicomb; measure word: 把 (bǎ)
栉 (櫛)zhìcomb; to comb
头梳 (頭梳)tóu shūcomb
肉冠ròu guāncomb (fleshy crest on a bird's head)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 梳理.

WordPinyinMeaning
梳子shū zicomb; measure word: 把 (bǎ)
梳洗shū xǐto wash and groom oneself; to freshen up
梳头 (梳頭)shū tóuto comb one's hair; to comb sb's hair
梳妆台 (梳妝檯)shū zhuāng táidressing table
梳妆 (梳妝)shū zhuāngto dress and groom oneself
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)

See also: Japanese symbol for “comb”.

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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