Chinese symbol for “foreman”
工头
gōng tóu
Traditional: 工頭
foreman
The closest CC-CEDICT match for foreman is 工头 (gōng tóu), defined as: foreman.
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 “foreman”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 领班 (領班) | lǐng bān | supervisor; foreman |
| 那摩温 (那摩溫) | nà mó wēn | foreman (pidgin derived from "number one", rendered in hanzi) (old) |
| 监工 (監工) | jiān gōng | workplace overseer; foreman |
| 督工 | dū gōng | to oversee workers; overseer; foreman |
| 领工 (領工) | lǐng gōng | to work as a foreman; foreman |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 工头.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 工作 | gōng zuò | to work; (of a machine) to operate |
| 工业 (工業) | gōng yè | industry |
| 工程 | gōng chéng | engineering; an engineering project |
| 工具 | gōng jù | tool; instrument |
| 工人 | gōng rén | worker; 个 (gè),名 (míng) |
| 员工 (員工) | yuán gōng | staff; personnel; employee |
| 头发 (頭髮) | tóu fa | hair (on the head) |
| 街头 (街頭) | jiē tóu | street |
See also: Japanese symbol for “foreman”.
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.