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

chuáng tóu bedhead; bedside; headboard
皱眉 zhòu méi tóu to scowl; to knit the brows
盖骨 tóu gài gǔ skull; cranium
核弹 hé dàn tóu nuclear reentry vehicle; nuclear warhead
kàn tou qualities that make sth worth seeing (or reading)
láng tou hammer; large hammer; sledgehammer
戏 zhòng tóu xì opera (or role) involving much singing and action; (fig.) highlight; main feature; major activity
dào tóu to the end (of); at the end of; in the end; to come to an end
论足 pǐn tóu lùn zú lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom); minute criticism of a woman's appearance; fig. to find fault in minor details; nitpicking; overcritical
彩 tóu cǎi first prize in a lottery
崭露角 zhǎn lù tóu jiǎo to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant
miáo tou first signs; development (of a situation)
guī tóu head of a turtle; glans penis
jìn tóu enthusiasm; zeal; vigor; strength
jiān tóu pointed end; tip; (medicine) oxycephaly
火车 huǒ chē tóu train engine; locomotive
pēn tóu nozzle; spray-head
pīn tou lover; mistress
gǎo tou (coll.) likelihood of being worthwhile; cf. 有搞頭|有搞头[you3 gao3 tou5] and 沒搞頭|没搞头[mei2 gao3 tou5]
pài tóu manner; style; panache
翻跟 fān gēn tou to turn a somersault
xiān tóu in advance; ahead; before; previously
dì tóu place; locality; edge of a field; lower margin of a page
露面 pāo tóu lòu miàn to show your face in public (derog.)
jiān tóu on one's shoulders; (dialect) shoulder