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

槍打出鳥 qiāng dǎ chū tóu niǎo the shot hits the bird that pokes its head out (idiom); nonconformity gets punished
gàng tóu argumentative man; chief coffin-bearer (arch.)
cáo tóu feeding trough in stable
qiáo tóu Qiaotou or Chiaotou township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan; either end of a bridge; a bridgehead
鄉 qiáo tóu xiāng Qiaotou or Chiaotou township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
地鶇 chéng tóu dì dōng (bird species of China) orange-headed thrush (Geokichla citrina)
jī tóu the front (nose) of a plane etc
座 jī tóu zuò headstock; turning head of a screw, drill, lathe etc
橫腦 héng tóu héng nǎo coarse and arrogant; always in the right
死到臨 sǐ dào lín tóu Death is near at hand. (idiom)
死對 sǐ duì tou arch-enemy; sworn enemy
殺人不過點地 shā rén bù guò tóu diǎn dì It's all exaggeration, you don't need to take it seriously; a fuss about nothing; nothing to write home about
shā tóu to behead
上 qì tóu shàng in a fit of anger (idiom); in a temper
水龍 shuǐ lóng tóu faucet; tap
shàn tóu Shantou (formerly romanized as Swatow), prefecture-level city in Guangdong
地區 shàn tóu dì qū Shantou prefecture, Guangdong
大學 shàn tóu dà xué Shantou University
市 shàn tóu shì Shantou prefecture-level city in Guangdong
沒搞 méi gǎo tou (coll.) not worth bothering with; pointless
沒有勁 méi yǒu jìn tóu to have no strength; to feel weak; feeling listless
沒有勁兒 méi yǒu jìn tóu r erhua variant of 沒有勁頭|没有劲头[mei2 you3 jin4 tou2]
沒臉 méi tóu méi liǎn lit. without head, without face (idiom); fig. frenzily; haphazardly
蒼蠅 méi tóu cāng ying see 無頭蒼蠅|无头苍蝇[wu2 tou2 cang1 ying5]
沖昏腦 chōng hūn tóu nǎo lit. to be muddled in the brain (idiom); fig. excited and unable to act rationally; to go to one's head