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Chinese symbol for “panache”

派头
pài tóu
Traditional: 派頭
manner; style; panache

The closest CC-CEDICT match for panache is 派头 (pài tóu), defined as: manner; style; panache.

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

派 pài
clique, faction, group, sect
radical 85 ⽔ · 9 strokes
头 tóu
head; chief, boss; first, top
radical 37 ⼤ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 派头.

WordPinyinMeaning
派出pài chūto send; to dispatch
派遣pài qiǎnto send (on a mission); to dispatch
左派zuǒ pài(political) left; left wing
党派 (黨派)dǎng pàipolitical party; faction
派对 (派對)pài duì(loanword) party
右派yòu pài(political) right; right wing
头发 (頭髮)tóu fahair (on the head)
街头 (街頭)jiē tóustreet

See also: Japanese symbol for “panache”.

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.