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

白嘴端鳳燕鷗 bái zuǐ duān fèng tóu yàn ōu (bird species of China) sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
bái tóu hoary head; old age
偕老 bái tóu xié lǎo (to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom); to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss; until death do us part
到老 bái tóu dào lǎo (to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom); to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss; until death do us part
山 bái tóu shān Baekdu or Changbai mountains 長白山|长白山, volcanic mountain range between Jilin province and North Korea, prominent in Manchu and Korean mythology
海鵰 bái tóu hǎi diāo bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), the national bird of the United States
硬尾鴨 bái tóu yìng wěi yā (bird species of China) white-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala)
翁 bái tóu wēng root of Chinese pulsatilla; Chinese bulbul
鵐 bái tóu wú (bird species of China) pine bunting (Emberiza leucocephalos)
鵯 bái tóu bēi (bird species of China) light-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis)
鶪鶥 bái tóu jú méi (bird species of China) white-hooded babbler (Gampsorhynchus rufulus)
鶴 bái tóu hè (bird species of China) hooded crane (Grus monacha)
鷂 bái tóu yào (bird species of China) Eurasian marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
鷹 bái tóu yīng bald eagle
百尺竿 bǎi chǐ gān tóu to be at the highest level of enlightenment (Buddhist expression)
百尺竿,更盡一步 bǎi chǐ gān tóu , gèng jìn yī bù lit. hundred foot pole, progress still further (idiom); fig. much accomplished, still some work to do; to continue to further successes; not to rest on one's laurels
皮包骨 pí bāo gǔ tóu to be all skin and bones (idiom); also written 皮包骨[pi2 bao1 gu3]
皺眉 zhòu méi tóu to scowl; to knit the brows
kuī tou decorated hat or helmet in Chinese opera to characterize role
jìn tóu end; extremity; limit
pán tóu to coil hair into a bun; hair worn in bun; turban; hair ornament; to interrogate
目眩昏 mù xuàn tóu hūn to be dizzy and see stars
pàn tou hopes; good prospects
méi tóu brows
kàn tou qualities that make sth worth seeing (or reading)