tóu tou

head; top; chief, first; boss

DEFINITIONS

頭 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]
頭 tou
  • suffix for nouns

STROKES

頭 stroke order diagram

WORDS

NG鏡 n g jìng tóu (film and TV) blooper
一個兩個大 yī ge tóu liǎng ge dà (coll.) to feel as though one's head could explode (Tw)
一年到 yī nián dào tóu all year round
一級 yī jí tóu first stage (diving)
yī tóu one head; a head full of sth; one end (of a stick); one side; headlong; directly; rapidly; simultaneously
栽進 yī tóu zāi jìn to plunge into; to run headlong into
霧水 yī tóu wù shuǐ to be confused; to be baffled
丈二和尚,摸不著腦 zhàng èr hé shang , mō bu zháo tóu nǎo lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom); fig. at a total loss
丈二金剛摸不著腦 zhàng èr jīn gāng mō bu zháo tóu nǎo see 丈二和尚,摸不著頭腦|丈二和尚,摸不着头脑[zhang4 er4 he2 shang5 , mo1 bu5 zhao2 tou2 nao3]
三分 sān fēn tóu regular men's haircut; short back and sides
三天兩 sān tiān liǎng tóu lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day; frequently
六臂 sān tóu liù bì lit. to have three heads and six arms (idiom); fig. to possess remarkable abilities; a being of formidable powers
肌 sān tóu jī triceps muscle; triceps brachii
上箭 shàng jiàn tóu up-pointing arrow
上箭鍵 shàng jiàn tóu jiàn up arrow key (on keyboard)
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
下箭 xià jiàn tóu down-pointing arrow
下箭鍵 xià jiàn tóu jiàn down arrow key (on keyboard)
不對 bù duì tóu fishy; not right; amiss
不摸 bù mō tóu not acquainted with the situation; not up on things
不撞南牆不回 bù zhuàng nán qiáng bù huí tóu to stubbornly insist on one's own ideas (idiom)
不是冤家不聚 bù shì yuān jiā bù jù tóu destiny will make enemies meet (idiom); (often said about lovers who have a disagreement)
不蒸饅爭口氣 bù zhēng mán tou zhēng kǒu qì not to be crushed (idiom); to be determined to have one's revenge
yā tou girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment)
Previous Next