Usage of the character 髮

hair
Taiwan pr. (fǎ)

máofà

毛发

[毛髮]

hair

lǐfà

理发

[理髮]

to get a haircut; to have one's hair done
to cut (sb's) hair; to give (sb) a haircut

báifà

白发

[白髮]

white or gray hair
CL:根 (gēn)

měifà

美发

[美髮]

hairdressing
to give sb's hair a cut or other beauty treatment
beautiful hair

juǎnfà

卷发

[捲髮]

curly hair
to curl hair

fàjuǎn

发卷

[髮捲]

hair roller
curl (of hair)

fàgū

发箍

[髮箍]

headband

yínfà

银发

[銀髮]

silver hair; gray hair

fàzān

发簪

[髮簪]

hairpin

tuōfà

脱发

[脫髮]

to lose one's hair
hair loss; alopecia

fàbāo

发包

[髮包]

bun hair extension

fàwǎng

发网

[髮網]

hairnet

fàchāi

发钗

[髮釵]

hair clip

zhěnfà

鬒发

[鬒髮]

luxuriant black hair

tàngfà

烫发

[燙髮]

perm (hairstyle)

fàlà

发蜡

[髮蠟]

pomade

fàjì

发髻

[髮髻]

hair worn in a bun or coil

bìnfà

鬓发

[鬢髮]

hair on the temples

fàcài

发菜

[髮菜]

long thread moss (Nostoc flagelliforme), an edible algae
also called faat choy or hair moss

hēifà

黑发

[黑髮]

black hair

tóufa

头发

[頭髮]

hair (on the head)

fàqī

发妻

[髮妻]

first wife

(men) sideburns
(women) lengths of hair that hang down over the temples

fàbiàn

发辫

[髮辮]

braid

zhùfà

祝发

[祝髮]

to cut one's hair (as part of a minority ritual or in order to become a monk)

fàjiǎo

发脚

[髮腳]

a length of hair

xūfà

须发

[鬚髮]

hair and beard

jiéfà

结发

[結髮]

(in former times) to bind one's hair on coming of age

fàxiǎo

发小

[髮小]

(dialect) close childhood friend whom one grew up with
a couple who grew up as childhood friends

fàshì

发式

[髮式]

hairstyle
coiffure
hairdo

xiùfà

秀发

[秀髮]

beautiful hair

fàláng

发廊

[髮廊]

hair salon
hairdresser's shop
CL:家 (jiā),間／间 (jiān)

fàwěi

发尾

[髮尾]

hair ends

fàwū

发屋

[髮屋]

barbershop

jīnfà

金发

[金髮]

blond
blonde
fair-haired

fàxíng

发型

[髮型]

hairstyle; coiffure; hairdo

fàshāo

发梢

[髮梢]

hair ends

xuēfà

削发

[削髮]

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

fàxuán

发旋

[髮旋]

hair whorl

fàqiǎ

发卡

[髮卡]

hair grip
hair clip

fàrǔ

发乳

[髮乳]

hair cream

zhífà

直发

[直髮]

straight hair

fàsī

发丝

[髮絲]

hair (on the head)

huáfà

华发

[華髮]

(literary) gray hair

háofà

毫发

[毫髮]

a hair
the slightest

jiēfà

接发

[接髮]

hair extensions

shùfà

束发

[束髮]

to tie up one's hair
(literary) (of a boy) to be in one's adolescence (in ancient China, boys tied up their hair)

chángfà

长发

[長髮]

long hair

fàliǔ

发绺

[髮綹]

tresses
dreadlocks

zhífà

植发

[植髮]

to get a hair transplant

fàdài

发带

[髮帶]

headband

rǎnfà

染发

[染髮]

to dye one's hair
rinse
tint

fàjiā

发夹

[髮夾]

hair clip

fàjiāo

发胶

[髮膠]

hair gel

lǐfàyuán

理发员

[理髮員]

barber

xǐfàjì

洗发剂

[洗髮劑]

shampoo

xǐfàzào

洗发皂

[洗髮皂]

shampoo

rùnfàrǔ

润发乳

[潤髮乳]

hair conditioner

rùnfàyè

润发液

[潤髮液]

hair conditioner

fàjìxiàn

发际线

[髮際線]

(one's) hairline

shēngfàjì

生发剂

[生髮劑]

hair restorer
hair regrowth tonic

juǎnfàbàng

卷发棒

[捲髮棒]

curling iron

juǎnfàqì

卷发器

[捲髮器]

hair curler

rǎnfàjì

染发剂

[染髮劑]

hair dye
rinse
tint

xǐfàshuǐ

洗发水

[洗髮水]

shampoo (liquid)

hùfàsù

护发素

[護髮素]

hair conditioner

xǐfàjīng

洗发精

[洗髮精]

shampoo

xǐfàlù

洗发露

[洗髮露]

shampoo

lǐfàyuàn

理发院

[理髮院]

barbershop
hair parlor

fàxíngshī

发型师

[髮型師]

hair stylist

lǐfàdiàn

理发店

[理髮店]

barbershop
hairdresser's
CL:家 (jiā)

měifàshī

美发师

[美髮師]

hairdresser
beautician

lǐfàshī

理发师

[理髮師]

barber; hairdresser

Hòufàzuò

后发座

[后髮座]

Coma Berenices (constellation)

tàngtóufa

烫头发

[燙頭髮]

perm
to perm hair

jiǎntóufa

剪头发

[剪頭髮]

(to get a) haircut

zhífàbǎn

直发板

[直髮板]

see 直髮器／直发器 (zhífàqì)

hùfàrǔ

护发乳

[護髮乳]

hair conditioner

lǐfàtīng

理发厅

[理髮廳]

(Tw) barbershop
hairdresser's
CL:家 (jiā)

tìfàlìng

剃发令

[剃髮令]

the Qing order to all men to shave their heads but keep a queue, first ordered in 1646

rùnfàlù

润发露

[潤髮露]

hair conditioner

fàxiǎor

发小儿

[髮小兒]

erhua variant of 髮小／发小 (fàxiǎo)

xǐfàrǔ

洗发乳

[洗髮乳]

shampoo

zhífàqì

直发器

[直髮器]

hair straightener

juǎnfàtǒng

卷发筒

[捲髮筒]

hair roller

xǐfàfěn

洗发粉

[洗髮粉]

shampoo powder

zhuófànánshǔ

擢发难数

[擢髮難數]

lit. as difficult to count as hair pulled from sb's head (idiom)
fig. innumerable (crimes)

pītóusànfà

披头散发

[披頭散髮]

with dishevelled hair (idiom)
with one's hair down

péngtóusànfà

蓬头散发

[蓬頭散髮]

disheveled

nùfàchōngguān

怒发冲冠

[怒髮衝冠]

lit. hair stands up in anger and tips off one's hat (idiom)
fig. seething in anger
raise one's hackles

fàzhǐzìliè

发指眦裂

[髮指眥裂]

hair standing up and eyes wide in anger (idiom); enraged
in a towering rage

tìfàliúbiàn

剃发留辫

[剃髮留辮]

to shave the head but keep the queue

xiùfàchuíjiān

秀发垂肩

[秀髮垂肩]

beautiful shoulder length hair (idiom)

lìngrénfàzhǐ

令人发指

[令人髮指]

(idiom) to make one feel a sense of revulsion; abhorrent; heinous; deeply disturbing

jiānbùróngfà

间不容发

[間不容髮]

(to escape danger etc) by a hair's breadth (idiom)
in a critical state
on the brink of crisis
very close (to happening)
Taiwan pr. (jiànbùróngfǎ)

jīnfàbìyǎn

金发碧眼

[金髮碧眼]

fair-haired and blue-eyed
blonde
of Western appearance

qiānjūnyīfà

千钧一发

[千鈞一髮]

a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom)
imminent peril
a matter of life or death

xǐfàshuǐr

洗发水儿

[洗髮水兒]

shampoo

báifàcāngcāng

白发苍苍

[白髮蒼蒼]

old and gray-haired

háofàbùshuǎng

毫发不爽

[毫髮不爽]

not to deviate one hair's breadth (idiom)
to be extremely accurate

fàguānjuǎnwěi

发冠卷尾

[髮冠卷尾]

(bird species of China) hair-crested drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus)

fàxíngshèjìshī

发型设计师

[髮型設計師]

hairstylist

tóufahúziyībǎzhuā

头发胡子一把抓

[頭髮鬍子一把抓]

lit. hair and beard all in one stroke
fig. to handle different things by the same method
one method to solve all problems
one size fits all

báifàrénsònghēifàrén

白发人送黑发人

[白髮人送黑髮人]

to see one's child die before oneself

qiānyīfà'érdòngquánshēn

牵一发而动全身

[牽一髮而動全身]

lit. pulling a single hair makes the whole body move (idiom)
fig. a small change in one part can affect the whole system