ancient men's headscarf; hair wrap
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ancient headscarf worn by men to tie up hair
archaicAlso pronounced qiào tou. Refers to a cloth wrap used by men in ancient China to束发 (tie up hair). This is an archaic term not used in modern daily speech.
Huà画
zhōng中
nà那
wèi位
shū书
shēng生
tóu头
dài戴
qiāo帩
tóu头
，
shēn身
zhuó着
qīng青
shān衫
，
xiǎn显
de得
shí十
fēn分
wén文
yǎ雅
。
The scholar in the painting wears a headscarf and a blue robe, looking very refined.
Qiāo帩
tóu头
shì是
gǔ古
dài代
nán男
zǐ子
yòng用
lái来
shù束
fà发
de的
cháng常
jiàn见
tóu头
shì饰
。
The qiaotou was a common headwear for ancient men to tie up their hair.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
qiāo帩
tóu头
yě也
jiào叫
qiào帩
（
touq
zàii
yīà
xiēo
）
fāng头
，
yán在
qū一
réng些
yǒu方
shǐ言
yòng区
仍
有
使
用
。
This type of headscarf is also called qiàotou and is still used in some dialect regions.