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

líng tóu odd; scrap; remainder
皮屑 tóu pí xiè dandruff
shuǎi tóu to fling back one's head
pàn tou hopes; good prospects
yíng tóu to meet head-on; face-to-face; directly
大舌 dà shé tou (coll.) lisp; one who lisps
zhǎo tou change (from money paid)
接耳 jiāo tóu jiē ěr to whisper to one another's ear
摔跟 shuāi gēn tou to fall; fig. to suffer a setback
大汗 mǎn tóu dà hàn brow beaded with sweat; perspiring freely
蛇尾 hǔ tóu shé wěi lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
走回路 zǒu huí tóu lù to turn back; to backtrack; (fig.) to revert to the former way of doing things
昏脑胀 tóu hūn nǎo zhàng giddy; one's head spins
一年到 yī nián dào tóu all year round
懒骨 lǎn gǔ tou lazybones; beanbag
náo tóu tricky; problematic; difficult; to scratch one's head (in puzzlement)
栽跟 zāi gēn tou to fall head over heels; (fig.) to come a cropper
晕眼花 tóu yūn yǎn huā to faint with blurred vision (idiom); dizzy and eyes dimmed
里 tóu lǐ in front; in advance of the field
是道 tóu tóu shì dào clear and logical
yǎng tóu to raise one's head
包工 bāo gōng tóu chief labor contractor
bǔ tóu constable
角 tóu jiǎo youngster's talent; brilliance of youth
hóu tóu throat; larynx