Chinese symbol for “head”
头
tóu
Traditional: 頭
head; hair style; the top; end
The closest CC-CEDICT match for head is 头 (tóu), defined as: head; hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub.
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 “head”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 页 (頁) | xié | head |
| 首 | shǒu | head; chief |
| 脑袋 (腦袋) | nǎo dai | head; skull |
| 头部 (頭部) | tóu bù | head |
| 总监 (總監) | zǒng jiān | head; director (of an organizational unit) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 头.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 头发 (頭髮) | tóu fa | hair (on the head) |
| 街头 (街頭) | jiē tóu | street |
| 镜头 (鏡頭) | jìng tóu | camera lens; camera shot (in a movie etc) |
| 石头 (石頭) | shí tou | stone; 块 (kuài) |
| 码头 (碼頭) | mǎ tou | wharf; dock; quay; pier |
| 回头 (回頭) | huí tóu | to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by |
See also: Japanese symbol for “head”.
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.