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

WORDS

tián tou sweet taste (of power, success etc); benefit
出人地 chū rén tóu dì to stand out among one's peers (idiom); to excel
yī tóu one head; a head full of sth; one end (of a stick); one side; headlong; directly; rapidly; simultaneously
nǎi tóu nipple; teat (on baby's bottle)
dài tóu to take the lead; to be the first; to set an example
qián tou in front; at the head; ahead; above
柜 chuáng tóu guì bedside cabinet
lái tóu cause; reason; interest; influence
gōng tóu foreman
转向 yūn tóu zhuàn xiàng confused and disoriented
领 tóu lǐng head person; leader
lóng tóu 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
yān tóu cigarette butt; fag-end; CL:根[gen1]
jiàn tóu arrowhead; arrow symbol
出风 chū fēng tou to push oneself forward; to seek fame; to be in the limelight; same as 出鋒頭|出锋头[chu1 feng1 tou5]
禅 kǒu tóu chán Zen saying repeated as cant; (fig.) catchphrase; mantra; favorite expression; stock phrase
mó tóu monster; devil
chuán tóu the bow or prow of a ship
xué tóu amusing speech or act; jokes; antics; funny; amusing; Taiwan pr. [xue1 tou2]
shé tóu head of a snake; human smuggler
jù tóu tycoon; magnate; big player (including company, country, school etc); big shot
子 tóu zi boss; gang leader
台 duàn tóu tái guillotine; scaffold
烂额 jiāo tóu làn é lit. badly burned about the head (from trying to put out a fire) (idiom); fig. hard-pressed; under pressure (from a heavy workload, creditors etc)
shì tóu power; momentum; tendency; impetus; situation; the look of things