archaic
literary
noun

Meaning of

髲 means wig; hairpiece; false hair. Pronounced bì.

  • wig; hairpiece; false hair

Character Info

Radical
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Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

shí
rén
yīn
tuō
 
cháng
dài
shì
 

In ancient times, women who lost their hair would often wear wigs as decoration.

 
Shī
Jīng
 
zhōng
yǒu
 
zhī
tóng
tóng
 
 
zhōng
 
 
huò
tōng
 
 
 

In the 'Book of Songs', there is the line 'bì zhī tóng tóng', where 'bì' may refer to a wig.

jiāo
zài
dài
bìng
shǎo
jiàn
 

The trade of hair for wigs was not uncommon in ancient times.

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