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Chinese symbol for “ringleader”

头目
tóu mù
Traditional: 頭目
ringleader; gang leader; chieftain

The closest CC-CEDICT match for ringleader is 头目 (tóu mù), defined as: ringleader; gang leader; chieftain.

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

头 tóu
head; chief, boss; first, top
radical 37 ⼤ · 5 strokes
目 mù
eye; to look, to see; division, topic
radical 109 ⽬ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “ringleader”

WordPinyinMeaning
主谋 (主謀)zhǔ móumastermind; ringleader
渠魁qú kuírebel leader; ringleader; bandit chieftain

Related words

Other words that share a character with 头目.

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
目前mù qiánat the present time; currently
项目 (項目)xiàng mùitem; project; (sports) event

See also: Japanese symbol for “ringleader”.

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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