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
benefit; sweet taste (of power, success etc)
to stand out among one's peers (idiom); to excel
simultaneously; directly; rapidly
nipple; teat (on baby's bottle)
to take the lead; to set an example; to be the first
in front; ahead; at the head
bedside cabinet
influence; cause; reason
foreman
confused and disoriented
leader; head person
(market) leader (of companies); boss; chief (esp. of gang)
cigarette butt; fag-end
arrow symbol; arrowhead
to be in the limelight; to push oneself forward
favorite expression; (fig.) catchphrase; stock phrase
devil; monster
the bow or prow of a ship
amusing speech or act; antics; jokes
human smuggler; head of a snake
big player (including company, country, school etc); tycoon
gang leader; boss
guillotine; scaffold
fig. hard-pressed
momentum; tendency; impetus