理发 lǐfà Haircut

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Traditional: 理髮

Stroke order

理发 is written in 16 strokes across 2 characters.

理发 — the Chinese character for Haircut (lǐfà), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 理发 — Haircut

理 — 11 strokes
发 — 5 strokes

Senses

to get a haircut; to have one's hair done
to cut (sb's) hair; to give (sb) a haircut

Characters in 理发

理 lǐ — texture; grain (of wood); inner essence
发 fà — hair

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Example sentences

我今天下午去理发。Wǒ jīntiān xiàwǔ qù lǐfà.I am going for a haircut this afternoon.
理发以后他看起来精神多了。Lǐfà yǐhòu tā kàn qǐlái jīngshén duō le.After the haircut he looked much more energetic.

Related words

理发 is pronounced lǐfà and means “Haircut”.

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