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Chinese symbol for “headshot”

爆头
bào tóu
Traditional: 爆頭
(neologism) (slang) (often used in video gaming) to shoot sb in the head; headshot

The closest CC-CEDICT match for headshot is 爆头 (bào tóu), defined as: (neologism) (slang) (often used in video gaming) to shoot sb in the head; headshot.

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

爆 bào
crackle, pop; burst, explode
radical 86 ⽕ · 19 strokes
头 tóu
head; chief, boss; first, top
radical 37 ⼤ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 爆头.

WordPinyinMeaning
爆发 (爆發)bào fāto break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out
爆炸bào zhàexplosion; to explode
引爆yǐn bàoto ignite; to detonate
火爆huǒ bàofiery (temper); popular
爆破bào pòto blow up; to demolish (using explosives)
爆料bào liàoto reveal inside or previously undisclosed information; revelation; leak; tip-off
头发 (頭髮)tóu fahair (on the head)
街头 (街頭)jiē tóustreet

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.