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

头 stroke order diagram
头 stroke order animation

Words containing 头

Word Meaning
to take responsibility
to do a somersault; to turn head over heels
discount
the Beatles
the Beatles (music band)
with dishevelled hair (idiom); with one's hair down
to hold one's head in one's hands (in dismay, fright etc)
to flee in panic; run away in defeat
to flee in panic; run away in a mess
to form a faction; to start a clique
trailer truck
to take the lead; to be first to (do sth); to pioneer
erhua variant of tiǎo tóu
to be criticized; to suffer blame
to walk away abruptly; to turn on one's heels
to have a haircut; to clip hair
to give a lead
Ecstasy; MDMA
fig. to expose shameful secrets (old)
to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom)
hoisted by one's own petard
to steal the show; to grab the limelight
to be at a loss
improvise by trial-and-error