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Chinese symbol for “dreadlocks”

脏辫
zāng biàn
Traditional: 髒辮
dreadlocks

The closest CC-CEDICT match for dreadlocks is 脏辫 (zāng biàn), defined as: dreadlocks.

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

脏 zāng
organs, viscera; dirty, filthy
radical 130 ⾁ · 10 strokes
辫 biàn
braid, pigtail, plait; queue
radical 160 ⾟ · 17 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “dreadlocks”

WordPinyinMeaning
发绺 (髮綹)fà liǔtresses; dreadlocks

Related words

Other words that share a character with 脏辫.

WordPinyinMeaning
心脏 (心臟)xīn zàngheart; 颗 (kē),个 (gè)
肮脏 (骯髒)āng zāngdirty; filthy; despicable
心脏病 (心臟病)xīn zàng bìngheart disease
肾脏 (腎臟)shèn zàngkidney
肝脏 (肝臟)gān zàngliver
内脏 (內臟)nèi zànginternal organs; viscera
辫子 (辮子)biàn ziplait; braid
小辫子 (小辮子)xiǎo biàn zipigtail; (fig.) a shortcoming or evidence of wrongdoing that can be seized upon by others

See also: Japanese symbol for “dreadlocks”.

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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