小鬟 xiǎo huán

young maid; young girl’s bun hairstyle

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. slave girl (prepubescent household courtesan wearing a distinctive paired chignon hairstyle)
  2. 2. (historical) chignon worn by a young girl

Characters

Character Meaning
小 xiǎo HSK 1
small; young; tiny
鬟 huán
a knot of hair on top of head