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Chinese symbol for “scalp”

头皮
tóu pí
Traditional: 頭皮
scalp

The closest CC-CEDICT match for scalp is 头皮 (tóu pí), defined as: scalp.

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
皮 pí
skin, hide, fur, feathers
radical 107 ⽪ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “scalp”

WordPinyinMeaning
炒chǎoto sauté; to stir-fry; to speculate (in real estate etc); to scalp

Related words

Other words that share a character with 头皮.

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
皮肤 (皮膚)pí fūskin; 层 (céng),块 (kuài)
皮革pí géleather; 张 (zhāng)

See also: Japanese symbol for “scalp”.

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.