tóu tou

head; top; chief, first; boss

HSK 3 #147

DEFINITIONS

头 tóu
  • 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]
头 tou
  • suffix for nouns

STROKES

头 stroke order diagram
头 stroke order animation

WORDS

niàn tou thought; idea; intention
盔 tóu kuī helmet
号 tóu hào first rate; top rank; number one
大块 dà kuài tóu heavy man; fat man; lunkhead; lummox; lug
yā tou girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment)
骨 tóu gǔ skull
cóng tóu anew; from the start
衔 tóu xián title; rank; appellation
rǔ tóu nipple
pèng tóu to meet; to hold a meeting
diào tóu to turn one's head; to turn round; to turn about
zhōng tóu hour; CL:個|个[ge4]
子 lǎo tóu zi (coll.) old man; (said of an aging husband) my old man
lǐ tou inside; interior
zhū tóu pig head; (coll.) fool; jerk
tái tóu to raise one's head; to gain ground; account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc
guàn tou tin; can; CL:個|个[ge4]
shàng tóu (of alcohol) to go to one's head; (old) (of a bride-to-be) to bind one's hair into a bun; (of a prostitute) to receive a patron for the first time
shàng tou above; on top of; on the surface of
nián tóu start of the year; whole year; a particular year; period; days; epoch; a year's harvest
dī tóu to bow the head; to yield; to give in
diào tóu variant of 掉頭|掉头[diao4 tou2]
diào tou tone (of voice); tune
é tóu forehead
duì tóu correct; normal; to be on good terms with; on the right track; right