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

WORDS

tuī tóu to clip hair; to have a haircut
兒 tí tóu r to give a lead
chā tóu plug
yáo tóu to shake one's head
丸 yáo tóu wán Ecstasy; MDMA
擺尾 yáo tóu bǎi wěi to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom); to be well pleased with oneself; to have a lighthearted air
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]
搬楦 bān xuàn tou lit. to move the shoes on the shoe tree (idiom); fig. to expose shameful secrets (old)
搬石砸自己的腳 bān shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo to move a stone and stub one's toe; to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom)
搬起石砸自己的腳 bān qǐ shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo to crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's enemy) (idiom); hoisted by one's own petard
搶鏡 qiǎng jìng tóu to scoop the best camera shots; to grab the limelight
搶風 qiǎng fēng tóu to steal the show; to grab the limelight
摔跟 shuāi gēn tou to fall; fig. to suffer a setback
摸不著腦 mō bu zháo tóu nǎo to be unable to make any sense of the matter; to be at a loss
摸石過河 mō shí tou guò hé lit. crossing the river by feeling for stones; improvise by trial-and-error; move cautiously
摸著石過河 mō zhe shí tou guò hé to wade across the river, feeling for footholds as one goes (idiom); to advance cautiously, step by step; to feel one's way forward
náo tóu tricky; problematic; difficult; to scratch one's head (in puzzlement)
攝像 shè xiàng tóu webcam; surveillance camera
tān tóu a vendor's stall
換面 gǎi tóu huàn miàn to adjust one's head and turn one's face (idiom); cosmetic changes; Despite superficially new policies, the substance remains unchanged.
敗子回 bài zǐ huí tóu return of the prodigal son
jiào tóu sporting coach; military drill master (in Song times)
斑翅鳳鵑 bān chì fèng tóu juān (bird species of China) pied cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus)
大翠鳥 bān tóu dà cuì niǎo (bird species of China) Blyth's kingfisher (Alcedo hercules)
綠擬啄木鳥 bān tóu lǜ nǐ zhuó mù niǎo (bird species of China) lineated barbet (Megalaima lineata)