头
- 147th most frequent character
- Adds ~0.14% to your reading coverage
- 2 dictionary entries
- Appears in 621 words
- Component in 2 characters
Decomposition
Pinyin & Meaning
1. tóu (tou2)head • hair style • the top • end • beginning or end • a stub • remnant • chief • boss • side • aspect • first • leading • classifier for pigs or livestock • CL:個|个[ge4]
2. tou (tou5)suff. for nouns
Pronunciation Clues
There are no phonetic clues for this character.
Example Words
Common
yā tou (ya1 tou5)girl • servant girl • (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment)
nián tóu (nian2 tou2)start of the year • whole year • a particular year • period • days • epoch • a year's harvest
tái tóu (tai2 tou2)to raise one's head • to gain ground • account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc
shé tou (she2 tou5)tongue • CL:個|个[ge4] • enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information
guò tóu (guo4 tou2)to overdo it • to overstep the limit • excessively • above one's head • overhead
Uncommon
guāng tóu (guang1 tou2)bald headed person (disrespectful) • having a score of zero in a game • to be skunked (game)
chū tóu (chu1 tou2)to get out of a predicament • to stick out • to take the initiative • remaining odd fraction after a division
bāo tóu (Bao1 tou2)Baotou prefecture level city in inner Mongolia
bāo tóu (bao1 tou2)turban • headband
kǒu tóu chán (kou3 tou2 chan2)lit. Zen saying repeated as cant • fig. popular saying • catchphrase • cliché
xué tóu (xue2 tou2)amusing speech or act • jokes • antics • funny • amusing • Taiwan pr. [xue1 tou2]
mái tóu (mai2 tou2)to immerse oneself in • engrossed in sth • to lower the head (e.g. to avoid rain) • countersunk (of screws, rivets etc)
duō tóu (duo1 tou2)many-headed • many-layered (authority) • devolved (as opposed to centralized) • pluralistic • (as classifier) number of animals • long term (finance) • long (investment)
duì tóu (dui4 tou2)correct • normal • to be on good terms with • on the right track • right
duì tou (dui4 tou5)(longstanding) opponent • enemy • inimical • adversary • opponent
zhǎn lù tóu jiǎo (zhan3 lu4 tou2 jiao3)to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant
jù tóu (ju4 tou2)tycoon • magnate • big player (including company, country, school etc) • big shot
cóng tóu dào wěi (cong2 tou2 dao4 wei3)from start to finish • from head to tail • the whole (thing)
chè tóu chè wěi (che4 tou2 che4 wei3)lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing • through and through • out and out • from top to bottom
bào tóu tòng kū (bao4 tou2 tong4 ku1)to weep disconsolately • to cry on each other's shoulder
jiē tóu (jie1 tou2)to join • to connect • connection • junction • fitting (plumbing) • connector • terminal (electrical engineering)
gǎi tóu huàn miàn (gai3 tou2 huan4 mian4)to adjust one's head and turn one's face (idiom); cosmetic changes • Despite superficially new policies, the substance remains unchanged.
qiáo tóu (Qiao2 tou2)Qiaotou or Chiaotou township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
qiáo tóu (qiao2 tou2)either end of a bridge • a bridgehead
wú lí tóu (wu2 li2 tou2)silly talk or "mo lei tau" (Cantonese), genre of humor emerging from Hong Kong late in the 20th century
jiāo tóu làn é (jiao1 tou2 lan4 e2)lit. beaten head and scorched brow (idiom); beaten black and blue • fig. in trouble • in terrible shape • hard pressed • overwrought
piàn tóu (pian4 tou2)opening titles (of movie) • leader (blank film at the beginning and end of a reel)
niú tóu (Niu2 Tou2)Ox-Head, one of the two guardians of the underworld in Chinese mythology
niú tóu (niu2 tou2)ox head • ox-head shaped wine vessel
bái tóu xié lǎo (bai2 tou2 xie2 lao3)(to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom); to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss • until death do us part
bái tóu dào lǎo (bai2 tou2 dao4 lao3)(to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom); to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss • until death do us part
kē tóu (ke1 tou2)to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)
hǔ tóu shé wěi (hu3 tou2 she2 wei3)lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
háng tóu (hang2 tou2)team leader (archaic) • shopkeeper (archaic)
xíng tou (xing2 tou5)a person's clothing • outfit • actor's costume
diào tóu (diao4 tou2)variant of 掉頭|掉头, to turn through 180 degrees • a U-turn • to turn around
gēn tou (gen1 tou5)to trip • to fall down • to tumble • a somersault • to fall head over heels
zhuǎn tóu (zhuan3 tou2)to turn one's head • to change direction • U-turn • volte face • to repent
zhuàn tóu (zhuan4 tou2)nutation (plants turning to face the sun)
zhòng tóu xì (zhong4 tou2 xi4)opera rich in singing and dancing • the most important part or highlight (of a project, plan etc)
tóu dà (tou2 da4)to have a big head • (figuratively) to get a headache • one's head is swimming
tóu pò xuè liú (tou2 po4 xue4 liu2)lit. head broken and blood flowing • fig. badly bruised
tóu zhòng jiǎo qīng (tou2 zhong4 jiao3 qing1)top-heavy • fig. unbalance in organization or political structure
fēng tóu (feng1 tou2)wind direction • the way the wind blows • fig. trend • direction of events • how things develop (esp. how they affect oneself) • public opinion (concerning one's actions) • publicity (usually derog.) • limelight
lóng tóu (long2 tou2)faucet • water tap • bicycle handle bar • chief (esp. of gang) • boss • decision maker • (market) leader (of companies) • front end of mud-flow • figurehead on prow of dragon boat 龍船|龙船