剃发留辫 tìfàliúbiàn to shave the head but keep the queue Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 剃发 剃髮 tìfà to shave one's head To cut or shave the hair; to have a haircut.留 liú verb to grow To let hair, a beard, or nails grow out rather than cutting them.辫 辮 biàn noun braid (bound form) a braid; pigtail; queue; also used for things shaped like a braid