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Chinese symbol for “dandruff”

头皮屑
tóu pí xiè
Traditional: 頭皮屑
dandruff

The closest CC-CEDICT match for dandruff is 头皮屑 (tóu pí xiè), defined as: dandruff.

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

头 tóu
head; chief, boss; first, top
radical 37 ⼤ · 5 strokes
皮 pí
skin, hide, fur, feathers
radical 107 ⽪ · 5 strokes
屑 xiè
bits, crumbs, scraps; fragments; not worthwhile
radical 44 ⼫ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 头皮屑.

WordPinyinMeaning
头发 (頭髮)tóu fahair (on the head)
街头 (街頭)jiē tóustreet
镜头 (鏡頭)jìng tóucamera lens; camera shot (in a movie etc)
石头 (石頭)shí toustone; 块 (kuài)
码头 (碼頭)mǎ touwharf; dock; quay; pier
回头 (回頭)huí tóuto turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by
皮肤 (皮膚)pí fūskin; 层 (céng),块 (kuài)
皮革pí géleather; 张 (zhāng)
不屑bù xièto disdain to do sth; to think sth not worth doing

See also: Japanese symbol for “dandruff”.

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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