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禿髮

简秃发 · 繁禿髮

Mandarin · pinyin tū fà#

baldness; hair loss; alopecia
to lose one's hair; to go bald

Mandarin · pinyin Tū fà#

Tufa, a two-character surname of Xianbei 鮮卑 Xiān bēi origin

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禿: Look up this written character
髮: fà · fǎ · hair
秃: tū · bald
发: fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair

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1–4 · tu1 fa4

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noun · Etymology 1

(～症) baldness; alopecia

name · Etymology 2

a surname from Xianbei

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