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Chinese symbol for “eyebrow”

眉毛
méi mao
eyebrow; measure word: 根 (gēn)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for eyebrow is 眉毛 (méi mao), defined as: eyebrow; measure word: 根 (gēn).

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

眉 méi
eyebrows; upper margin of book
radical 109 ⽬ · 9 strokes
毛 mao
hair, fur, feathers; coarse
radical 82 ⽑ · 4 strokes

Other Chinese words for “eyebrow”

WordPinyinMeaning
眉méieyebrow; upper margin

Related words

Other words that share a character with 眉毛.

WordPinyinMeaning
美眉měi méi(coll.) pretty girl
迫在眉睫pò zài méi jiépressing in on one's eyelashes (idiom); imminent
眉头 (眉頭)méi tóubrows
皱眉 (皺眉)zhòu méito frown; to knit one's brow
画眉 (畫眉)huà méito apply makeup to the eyebrows; (bird species of China) Chinese hwamei (Garrulax canorus)
毛病máo bìngfault; defect
毛巾máo jīntowel; 条 (tiáo)
羽毛yǔ máofeather; plumage

See also: Japanese symbol for “eyebrow”.

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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