tóu tou

head; the top; end

HSK 3 #147

Character data

HSK 3
Frequency 147th character
Radical ⼤ (37.2)
Strokes 5
Index # 310
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

头 tóu
  1. 1. head
  2. 2. the top
  3. 3. end
  4. 4. side
  5. 5. aspect
  6. 6. first
  7. 7. chief
  8. 8. boss
  9. 9. leading
  10. 10. beginning or end
  11. 11. remnant
  12. 12. a stub
  13. 13. hair style
  14. 14. classifier for pigs or livestock
  15. 15. CL
头 tou
  1. 1. suffix for nouns

Stroke order

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Words containing 头

Word Meaning
contemptible individual; miserable wretch
Baotou prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia; turban
pet phrase; regularly used expression; manner of speaking
wide angle camera shot
on one's desk
furtive; underhand; lit. to behave like a thief
profit (colloquial)
to meet head-on (idiom); to deliver a frontal assault
to nod one's head and bow (idiom); bowing and scraping
to emerge; to crop up; a little more than
burial mound
to take a percentage of the winnings (in gambling)
sporting coach; military drill master (in Song times)
pork meatballs; lit. lion's head
to be the very best in any field; to be the champion
at a very high level; peak of progress
official government directive document
to make idle remarks about a woman's appearance (idiom)
to start; at first; beginning
needle and thread; sewing implements; needlework
string to tie hair
a difficult person to deal with; an awkward person
to kowtow; to kneel and bow head to ground
(male hair style) crew cut; butch cut
impetuous; rash; reckless