束发

Traditional: 束髮
shù fà
Dictionary entry
to tie up one's hair

What does 束发 mean?

束发 (shù fà) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to tie up one's hair
2(literary) (of a boy) to be in one's adolescence (in ancient China, boys tied up their hair)

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How to pronounce 束发

束发
shù fà
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