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Chinese symbol for “jokes”

噱头
xué tóu
Traditional: 噱頭
amusing speech or act; jokes; antics; funny

The closest CC-CEDICT match for jokes is 噱头 (xué tóu), defined as: amusing speech or act; jokes; antics; funny; amusing; Taiwan pr. [xue1 tou2].

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

噱 xué
to laugh heartily
radical 30 ⼝ · 16 strokes
头 tóu
head; chief, boss; first, top
radical 37 ⼤ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “jokes”

WordPinyinMeaning
笑点 (笑點)xiào diǎnfunny bits; humorous parts

Related words

Other words that share a character with 噱头.

WordPinyinMeaning
头发 (頭髮)tóu fahair (on the head)
街头 (街頭)jiē tóustreet
镜头 (鏡頭)jìng tóucamera lens; camera shot (in a movie etc)
石头 (石頭)shí toustone; 块 (kuài)
码头 (碼頭)mǎ touwharf; dock; quay; pier
回头 (回頭)huí tóuto turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by

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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