ancient hairstyle; bun
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
an ancient hairstyle in which hair is gathered and tied into a bun or coil, worn by women (esp. during mourning) or young girls
archaicThis is an archaic term rarely used in modern daily conversation. The standard form is 髽髻 (zhuā ji), while 抓髻 uses the variant character 抓. It specifically refers to a traditional Chinese hairstyle where hair is twisted into a bun on the head.
Gǔ古
dài代
nǚ女
zǐ子
jū居
sāng丧
shí时
yào要
shū梳
zhuā抓
jì髻
。
Ancient women wore their hair in zhuaji buns while in mourning.
Nà那
xiǎo小
yā丫
huan鬟
shū梳
zhe着
liǎng两
gè个
zhuā抓
jì髻
，
shèn甚
shì是
kě可
ài爱
。
That little maid wore her hair in two coils, looking very cute.
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Zhuā抓
jì髻
shì是
jiù旧
shí时
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
yī一
zhǒng种
fā发
shì式
。
Zhuaji was a common hairstyle in old times.