Chinese symbol for “temples”
鬓
bìn
Traditional: 鬢
temples; hair on the temples
The closest CC-CEDICT match for temples is 鬓 (bìn), defined as: temples; hair on the temples.
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 “temples”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 命门 (命門) | mìng mén | (TCM) the right kidney; (TCM) acupuncture point GV-4, midway between the kidneys |
| 鬓角 (鬢角) | bìn jiǎo | sideburns; temples |
| 额角 (額角) | é jiǎo | forehead; temples |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 鬓.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鬓角 (鬢角) | bìn jiǎo | sideburns; temples |
| 耳鬓厮磨 (耳鬢廝磨) | ěr bìn sī mó | lit. to play together ear to ear and temple to temple (idiom); fig. (of a boy and a girl) to play together often during childhood |
| 云鬓 (雲鬢) | yún bìn | a woman's beautiful, thick hair |
| 鬓发 (鬢髮) | bìn fà | hair on the temples |
| 鬓毛 (鬢毛) | bìn máo | hair on the temples |
| 两鬓斑白 (兩鬢斑白) | liǎng bìn bān bái | (idiom) to have gray hair at the temples |
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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