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

朝下 tóu cháo xià head down; upside down
期款 tóu qī kuǎn down payment
枕 tóu zhěn headrest
條 tóu tiáo Toutiao, personalized content recommendation app (abbr. for 今日頭條|今日头条[Jin1 ri4 Tou2 tiao2]); lead story (on the news)
條新聞 tóu tiáo xīn wén top news story
款 tóu kuǎn down payment
版 tóu bǎn (newspaper's) front page
牌 tóu pái tablet announcing the name of leading actor in a theatrical production; by extension, the lead role
獎 tóu jiǎng first prize
疼 tóu téng headache
痛 tóu tòng to have a headache
痛欲裂 tóu tòng yù liè to have a splitting headache (idiom)
痛醫 tóu tòng yī tóu to treat the symptoms; reactive (rather than proactive)
痛醫,腳痛醫腳 tóu tòng yī tóu , jiǎo tòng yī jiǎo to treat the symptoms rather than getting to the root of the problem (proverb); reactive (rather than proactive)
癬 tóu xuǎn favus of the scalp (skin disease)
皮 tóu pí scalp
皮屑 tóu pí xiè dandruff
盔 tóu kuī helmet
目 tóu mù ringleader; gang leader; chieftain
破血流 tóu pò xuè liú lit. head broken and blood flowing; fig. badly bruised
等 tóu děng first class; prime; main
等艙 tóu děng cāng 1st class cabin
箍 tóu gū headband
箍兒 tóu gū r band used by Manchu women to gather up the hair
紗 tóu shā wedding veil; gauze headscarf or veil