Chinese symbol for “headlong”
一头
yī tóu
Traditional: 一頭
one head; a head full of sth; one end (of a stick); one side
The closest CC-CEDICT match for headlong is 一头 (yī tóu), defined as: one head; a head full of sth; one end (of a stick); one side; headlong; directly.
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 “headlong”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 头朝下 (頭朝下) | tóu cháo xià | (falling or suspended) head downwards; headfirst; headlong |
| 头向前 (頭向前) | tóu xiàng qián | headlong |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 一头.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一个 (一個) | yī ge | a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) |
| 一些 | yī xiē | some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er |
| 一样 (一樣) | yī yàng | same; like |
| 一定 | yī dìng | surely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled |
| 一起 | yī qǐ | (in) the same place; together; in company (with) |
| 一直 | yī zhí | straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through |
| 头发 (頭髮) | tóu fa | hair (on the head) |
| 街头 (街頭) | jiē tóu | street |
See also: Japanese symbol for “headlong”.
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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