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
Other Chinese words for “eyebrow”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 眉 | méi | eyebrow; upper margin |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 眉毛.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 美眉 | měi méi | (coll.) pretty girl |
| 迫在眉睫 | pò zài méi jié | pressing in on one's eyelashes (idiom); imminent |
| 眉头 (眉頭) | méi tóu | brows |
| 皱眉 (皺眉) | zhòu méi | to frown; to knit one's brow |
| 画眉 (畫眉) | huà méi | to apply makeup to the eyebrows; (bird species of China) Chinese hwamei (Garrulax canorus) |
| 毛病 | máo bìng | fault; defect |
| 毛巾 | máo jīn | towel; 条 (tiáo) |
| 羽毛 | yǔ máo | feather; 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.