Chinese symbol for “sucker”
大头
dà tóu
Traditional: 大頭
big head; mask in the shape of a big head; the larger end of sth; the main part
The closest CC-CEDICT match for sucker is 大头 (dà tóu), defined as: big head; mask in the shape of a big head; the larger end of sth; the main part; the lion's share; dupe.
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 “sucker”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 呆子 | dāi zi | fool; sucker |
| 棒棒糖 | bàng bàng táng | lollipop; sucker |
| 吸盘 (吸盤) | xī pán | suction pad; sucker |
| 冤种 (冤種) | yuān zhǒng | (slang) sucker; dupe; patsy (often used humorously or self-deprecatingly) |
| 棒糖 | bàng táng | sucker; lollipop |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 大头.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大学 (大學) | dà xué | university; college; measure word: 所 (suǒ) |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone; influential family |
| 大量 | dà liàng | great amount; large quantity |
| 大陆 (大陸) | dà lù | continent; mainland; 块 (kuài) |
| 大会 (大會) | dà huì | general assembly; general meeting |
| 重大 | zhòng dà | great; important |
| 头发 (頭髮) | tóu fa | hair (on the head) |
| 街头 (街頭) | jiē tóu | street |
See also: Japanese symbol for “sucker”.
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.