King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

Chinese symbol for “shaver”

剃须刀
tì xū dāo
Traditional: 剃鬚刀
shaver; razor

The closest CC-CEDICT match for shaver is 剃须刀 (tì xū dāo), defined as: shaver; razor.

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

剃 tì
to shave
radical 18 ⼑ · 9 strokes
须 xū
beard; must; necessary
radical 181 ⾴ · 9 strokes
刀 dāo
knife; old coin; measure
radical 18 ⼑ · 2 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 剃须刀.

WordPinyinMeaning
剃头 (剃頭)tì tóuto have one's head shaved
剃刀tì dāorazor
剃光头 (剃光頭)tì guāng tóuto shave the whole head clean; crushing defeat
剃度tì dùto take the tonsure; to shave the head
剃须 (剃鬚)tì xūto shave (facial hair)
必须 (必須)bì xūmust; to have to
无须 (無須)wú xūneed not; not obliged to
须要 (須要)xū yàomust; have to
刀子dāo ziknife; measure word: 把 (bǎ)

See also: Japanese symbol for “shaver”.

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.

Last posts

  1. Using a Tsuba on Your Bokken for Partner Practice
  2. How Much Should You Spend on a Wooden Practice Sword
  3. How Long Should a Bokken Be for Your Height
  4. Red Oak vs White Oak for Bokken Which Wood Wins
  5. Best Bokken for Beginners: Choosing Your First Training Sword
  6. Best Escrima Sticks for Students Choosing Your First Pair
  7. Essential Accessories for Your First Pair of Escrima Sticks
  8. Best Escrima Sticks for Your First Seminar
  9. Best Canes for Cane-Fu and Hapkido Training
  10. Which Rattan Sticks Have the Most Nodes for Durability