Correct

削发

/ xuēfà /
Strokes

Definition

to shave one's head/fig. to become a monk or nun/to take the tonsure

Example

As a Verb

take the tonsure; shave one's head

1
Xuēfà
削发
wéi
为
ní
尼
/
sēng
僧

take the tonsure and become a nun/monk

2
Xuēfà
削发
míngzhì
明志

cut one's hair to show one's high ideals