hanging hair of a child; childhood
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
the hanging, unbound hair of a young child; childhood
literaryAn archaic/literary term. '髫' specifically refers to the hair hanging down in childhood before it is bound up upon reaching adulthood. The phrase is now used poetically or in historical/literary contexts to refer to childhood.
Huáng黄
fà发
chuí垂
tiáo髫
，
bìng并
yí怡
rán然
zì自
lè乐
。
The elderly and the children, all were happy and content.
Tā他
huí回
yì忆
qǐ起
zì自
jǐ己
de的
chuí垂
tiáo髫
shí时
guāng光
，
gǎn感
kǎi慨
wàn万
qiān千
。
He recalled his childhood years with deep emotion.
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Zhè这
fú幅
huà画
miáo描
huì绘
le了
cūn村
zhōng中
chuí垂
tiáo髫
xī嬉
xì戏
de的
chǎng场
jǐng景
。
This painting depicts a scene of village children at play.