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

萬緒 qiān tóu wàn xù plethora of things to tackle; multitude of loose ends; very complicated; chaotic
印緬褐雀鶥 yìn miǎn hè tóu què méi (bird species of China) manipur fulvetta (Fulvetta manipurensis)
魚 yìn tóu yú shark sucker (Echeneis naucrates)
xiè tóu (of a woman) to take off one's head ornaments and jewels
chā tóu prong of a fork
kǒu tóu oral; verbal
禪 kǒu tóu chán Zen saying repeated as cant; (fig.) catchphrase; mantra; favorite expression; stock phrase
語 kǒu tóu yǔ pet phrase; regularly used expression; manner of speaking
kòu tóu to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground); also written 磕頭|磕头[ke1 tou2]
右箭 yòu jiàn tóu right-pointing arrow
右箭鍵 yòu jiàn tóu jiàn right arrow key (on keyboard)
吃人不吐骨 chī rén bù tǔ gǔ tóu ruthless; vicious and greedy
吃人血饅 chī rén xuè mán tou to take advantage of others' misfortune (idiom)
吃苦 chī kǔ tou to suffer; to suffer for one's actions; to pay dearly; to burn one's fingers
吐舌 tǔ shé tou to stick out one's tongue
楚尾 wú tóu chǔ wěi lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together; head-to-tail; one thing starts where the other leaves off
yān tóu pharynx
論足 pǐn tóu lùn zú lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom); minute criticism of a woman's appearance; fig. to find fault in minor details; nitpicking; overcritical
chàng tóu pickup (carrying gramophone needle)
hóu tóu throat; larynx
huàn tou percussion instrument used by street peddlers, barbers etc to attract attention
mài tóu trademark; shipping mark
xué tóu amusing speech or act; jokes; antics; funny; amusing; Taiwan pr. [xue1 tou2]
噴絲 pēn sī tóu spinneret; extrusion nozzle
pēn tóu nozzle; spray-head