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