How to say “hair” in Chinese
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“Hair” in Chinese is 头发, tóu fa: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
头发 is read tóu fa: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Its second reading is fà, “hair”: in 头发 it sounds with the neutral tone, fa.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “头发”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 头发. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 她头发很长。tātóufahěnchángShe has long hair.
- 我的头发还没干2wǒdetóufaháiméigānMy hair isn't dry yet.
- 她把花2别2在头发上了tābǎhuābiézàitóufashangleShe pinned a flower in her hair.
- 她把头发剪短了tābǎtóufajiǎnduǎnleShe cut her hair short.
- 你的头发怎么这么短？nǐdetóufazěnmezhèmeduǎnWhy is your hair so short?
- 我发现了一根白头发wǒfāxiànleyìgēnbáitóufaI found a gray hair.
More words from the lesson “From head to toe”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “hair” in Chinese?
“Hair” in Chinese is 头发, pinyin tóufa.
What does 头发 mean?
头发 (tóufa) means “hair”.
How do you write 头发?
头发 is 2 characters: 头 (tóu) — head; 发 (fā) — send, emit. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 头发?
头发 is read tóufa. Tones: tóu — second tone, fa — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“hair” in the lesson “From head to toe”
This word is from the topic “People and personality” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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