Chinese symbol for “overhead”
头上
tóu shàng
Traditional: 頭上
overhead; above
The closest CC-CEDICT match for overhead is 头上 (tóu shàng), defined as: overhead; above.
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 “overhead”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 高架 | gāo jià | overhead; elevated (walkway, highway etc) |
| 当空 (當空) | dāng kōng | overhead; up in the sky |
| 过头 (過頭) | guò tóu | to overdo it; to overstep the limit |
| 上边 (上邊) | shàng bian | the top; above |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 头上.
| 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 |
| 以上 | yǐ shàng | that level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned |
| 晚上 | wǎn shang | evening; night |
See also: Japanese symbol for “overhead”.
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.