头巾 meaning in English

tóujīn

cloth head covering worn by men in ancient times; headscarf (typically worn by women)

Traditional 頭巾8 strokes

Meaning of 头巾

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

tóujīn
  1. cloth head covering worn by men in ancient times
  2. headscarf (typically worn by women)
  3. kerchief
  4. turban

头巾 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

她tā在zài斋zhāi戒jiè月yuè期qī间jiān开kāi始shǐ佩pèi戴dài伊yī斯sī兰lán头tóu巾jīn。
She started wearing an Islamic headscarf during Ramadan.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

头 tóu · head · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

巾 jīn · cloth · 3 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

Related words

Words that share a character with 头巾.

头发tóufahair (on the head)
里头lǐtouinside; interior
点头diǎntóuto nod
石头shítoustone
头脑tóunǎobrains; mind
木头mùtouwood; log (CL:塊|块[kuai4],根[gen1]); (fig.) blockhead; dolt
老头儿lǎotóursee 老頭子|老头子[lao3 tou2 zi5]
镜头jìngtóucamera lens; camera shot (in a movie etc)
骨头gǔtoubone; moral character
毛巾máojīntowel
围巾wéijīnscarf; shawl
后头hòutoubehind; the back

Questions about 头巾

What does 头巾 mean?

头巾 (tóujīn) means "cloth head covering worn by men in ancient times; headscarf (typically worn by women)".

How do you write 头巾?

头巾 is made of 2 characters: 头 (5 strokes), 巾 (3 strokes). That is 8 strokes in total.

How is 头巾 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 头巾 is written 頭巾.