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Chinese symbol for “fingertip”

手指头
shǒu zhǐ tou
Traditional: 手指頭
fingertip; finger

The closest CC-CEDICT match for fingertip is 手指头 (shǒu zhǐ tou), defined as: fingertip; finger.

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

手 shǒu
hand
radical 64 ⼿ · 4 strokes
指 zhǐ
finger, toe; to point, to indicate
radical 64 ⼿ · 9 strokes
头 tou
head; chief, boss; first, top
radical 37 ⼤ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “fingertip”

WordPinyinMeaning
指尖zhǐ jiānfingertip

Related words

Other words that share a character with 手指头.

WordPinyinMeaning
手机 (手機)shǒu jīcell phone; mobile phone; measure word: 部 (bù), 台 (tái)
手段shǒu duànmethod; way; means (of doing sth); skill; ability
选手 (選手)xuǎn shǒuathlete; contestant
手术 (手術)shǒu shù(surgical) operation; surgery
对手 (對手)duì shǒuopponent; rival
歌手gē shǒusinger
指出zhǐ chūto indicate; to point out
指导 (指導)zhǐ dǎoto guide; to direct; to instruct; coach; trainer
头发 (頭髮)tóu fahair (on the head)

See also: Japanese symbol for “fingertip”.

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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