xuē fà

Traditional: 削髮

削发 (xuē fà) is a Chinese word meaning “to shave one's head; fig. to become a monk or nun; to take the tonsure”.

Meanings

  1. 1to shave one's head
  2. 2fig. to become a monk or nun
  3. 3to take the tonsure

Characters in 削发

削xiāo · to peel with a knife发fā · to send out

Related words

发生to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out发现to notice; to become aware of发to send out发hair头发hair (on the head)发誓to vow出发to set off发展development发射to shoot (a projectile)发出to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch发明to invent发型hairstyle; coiffure; hairdo

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