Chinese symbol for “forehead”
额
é
Traditional: 額
forehead; horizontal tablet or inscribed board; specified number or amount
The closest CC-CEDICT match for forehead is 额 (é), defined as: forehead; horizontal tablet or inscribed board; specified number or amount.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “forehead”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 额头 (額頭) | é tóu | forehead |
| 前额 (前額) | qián é | forehead |
| 脑门 (腦門) | nǎo mén | forehead |
| 颅 (顱) | lú | forehead; skull |
| 额角 (額角) | é jiǎo | forehead; temples |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 额.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 金额 (金額) | jīn é | sum of money; amount of money |
| 总额 (總額) | zǒng é | total (amount or value) |
| 额外 (額外) | é wài | extra; added |
| 余额 (餘額) | yú é | balance (of an account, bill etc); surplus |
| 名额 (名額) | míng é | quota; number of places |
| 巨额 (巨額) | jù é | a huge sum; an enormous amount (of money) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “forehead”.
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.