Chinese symbol for “haircut”
剪头发
jiǎn tóu fa
Traditional: 剪頭髮
(to get a) haircut
The closest CC-CEDICT match for haircut is 剪头发 (jiǎn tóu fa), defined as: (to get a) haircut.
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 “haircut”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 开光 (開光) | kāi guāng | eye-opening ceremony for a religious idol (Buddhism); to consecrate |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 剪头发.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 剪辑 (剪輯) | jiǎn jí | to edit (raw footage: film, video, audio etc); edited version |
| 剪刀 | jiǎn dāo | scissors; measure word: 把 (bǎ) |
| 修剪 | xiū jiǎn | to prune; to trim |
| 剪纸 (剪紙) | jiǎn zhǐ | papercutting (Chinese folk art); to make paper cutouts |
| 剪掉 | jiǎn diào | to cut off; to cut away |
| 剪影 | jiǎn yǐng | paper-cut silhouette; outline |
| 头发 (頭髮) | tóu fa | hair (on the head) |
| 街头 (街頭) | jiē tóu | street |
| 发展 (發展) | fā zhǎn | development; growth |
See also: Japanese symbol for “haircut”.
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.