削发为僧 xuēfàwéisēng to become a monk Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 削发 削髮 xuēfà to become a monk or nun To shave one's head as a ritual of entering a monastic order; to take the tonsure.为 為 wéi verbpreposition to be to be; to become; to act as; to serve as; to take as僧 sēng noun monk Buddhist monk; an ordained male monastic; a bonze