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

bō tóu earthen bowl (Shanghainese)
guàn tou tin; can; CL:個|个[ge4]
起子 guàn tou qǐ zi can opener
罵到臭 mà dào chòu tóu to chew sb out (Tw)
yáng tóu sheep's head; fig. advertisement for good meat
狗肉 yáng tóu gǒu ròu see 掛羊頭賣狗肉|挂羊头卖狗肉[gua4 yang2 tou2 mai4 gou3 rou4]
群發性痛 qún fā xìng tóu tòng cluster headache
翻跟 fān gēn tou to turn a somersault
老婆孩子熱炕 lǎo pó hái zi rè kàng tou wife, kids and a warm bed (idiom); the simple and good life
lǎo tóu old fellow; old man; father; husband
兒 lǎo tóu r see 老頭子|老头子[lao3 tou2 zi5]
子 lǎo tóu zi (coll.) old man; (said of an aging husband) my old man
樂 lǎo tóu lè backscratcher (made from bamboo etc); (may also refer to other products that are of benefit to old people, such as padded cloth shoes, mobility tricycle etc)
老骨 lǎo gǔ tou weary old body (colloquial term, used jocularly or irreverently)
老鼠拖木鍁,大在後 lǎo shǔ tuō mù xiān , dà tóu zài hòu tou when the mice drag a shovel, the biggest thing comes second; the tip of the iceberg; the cockroach principle
耍滑 shuǎ huá tóu see 耍滑[shua3 hua2]
jù tóu to meet; to get together
聰明過 cōng ming guò tóu too clever by half; excessive ingenuity
tīng tóu a can (loanword from English "tin")
股二肌 gǔ èr tóu jī biceps femoris (anatomy)
股四肌 gǔ sì tóu jī quadriceps muscle group; thigh muscles
大耳 féi tóu dà ěr robust and prosperous (a compliment in former times); fat person (modern)
jiān tóu on one's shoulders; (dialect) shoulder
肱三肌 gōng sān tóu jī triceps brachii (back of the upper arm)
肱二肌 gōng èr tóu jī bicipital muscle; biceps