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Information of 头

Pinyin tóu、 tou

Radical

大

Strokes

5 strokes

Usage

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Definition

head, suff. for nouns

头 tóu 1. The uppermost part of a human body or the foremost part of an animal's body: 头骨 (skull), 头脑 (brain), 头脸 (face; refers to appearance or dignity), 头角 (the youth's spirit or talent). 2. Refers to hair or hairstyle: 留头 (to let hair grow), 剃头 (to shave one's head). 3. The top end of an object: 山头 (mountain top), 笔头 (pen tip), 两头尖 (both ends sharp). 4. Refers to the starting point or beginning of a matter: 从头儿说起 (start from the beginning), 头绪 (clue). 5. The remaining part of an object: 布头儿 (scraps of cloth). 6. Previously; in earlier times: 头三天 (the first three days). 7. Sequence in front, first: 头等 (first class), 头生 (firstborn). 8. Leader: 头子 (head person), 头目 (chief). 9. Aspect: 他们是一头的 (they are of one aspect). 10. Near, approaching: 头睡觉先洗脸 (wash your face before going to sleep). 11. A measure word often referring to livestock: 一头牛 (one cow). 12. A word indicating an approximate or indefinite quantity: 三头五百 (three to five hundred). 13. (tóu) noun suffix: attached to noun roots, e.g., 木头 (wood), to verb roots, e.g., 念头 (thought), to adjective roots, e.g., 甜头儿 (sweetness). 14. (tóu) position word suffix: as in 上头 (above), 里头 (inside), 后头 (behind). 头 tóu (動 verb) 1. 磕头 (kowtow): an old kneeling and bowing ceremony. 2. (方) approaching, closer (be near to): 头吃饭要洗手 (you should wash your hands before eating). 头 tóu (量 measure) 1. Piece, item: 一头牛 (one cow). 2. Often used to count livestock: 可百许头 (about a hundred fish). 3. See also tóu. 头 tóu (助 auxiliary) Attached after positional words, indicating location; may not be translated. 1. 列如 (as in): 路转溪头 (the road turns at the creek). 2. 惶恐滩头说惶恐 (at a fearful place). 头 (儿 suffix) 1. A noun suffix; used with noun roots: 木头 (wood), 石头 (stone). 2. A directional suffix: 上头 (above), 下头 (below), 前头 (in front), 里头 (inside). 头 tóu 1. Noun suffix. 2. Attached after certain nouns to create new nouns: 木头 (wood), 石头 (stone). 3. Attached after certain verbs to create nouns: 念头 (thought). 4. Attached after adjectives to form nouns: 他越学越有甜头 (he learns more and more sweetly). 5. Attached to positional words to form new positional words: 前头 (in front), 后头 (behind), 抽屉里头 (inside the drawer).

呆头呆脑 dāi tóu dāi nǎo

jolter-head / idiotic

噱头 xué tóu

amusing speech or act / jokes / antics / funny / amusing / Taiwan pr. [xue1 tou2]

头号 tóu hào

first rate / top rank / number one

摇头叹息 yáo tóu tàn xī

shake one's head and sigh / shaking the head and uttering a sigh

头发 tóu fa

hair (on the head)

叩头虫 kòu tóu chóng

Click beetle

抱头痛哭 bào tóu tòng kū

to weep disconsolately / to cry on each other's shoulder

喉头 hóu tóu

throat / larynx

桥头堡 qiáo tóu bǎo

bridgehead / bridge tower

寡头 guǎ tóu

oligarch

嚼舌头 jiáo shé tóu

to gossip / to argue unnecessarily

回头 huí tóu

to turn round / to turn one's head / later / by and by

坟头 fén tóu

burial mound

姘头 pīn tou

lover / mistress

垂头 chuí tóu

nutation

蓬头垢面 péng tóu gòu miàn

messy hair and dirty face / bad appearance

埋头 mái tóu

to immerse oneself in / engrossed in sth / to lower the head (e.g. to avoid rain) / countersunk (of screws, rivets etc)

埋头苦干 mái tóu kǔ gàn

to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work / to make an all-out effort / up to the neck in work

埠头 bù tóu

wharf / pier

墙头 qiáng tóu

the top of a wall

点头 diǎn tóu

to nod

码头 mǎ tóu

dock / pier / wharf / CL:個|个[ge4]

摇头 yáo tóu

to shake one's head

石头 shí tou

stone / CL:塊|块[kuai4]

点点头 diǎn diǎn tóu

nod head / nod

心头 xīn tóu

heart / thoughts / mind

抬头 tái tóu

to raise one's head / to gain ground / account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc

一头 yī tóu

one head / a head full of sth / one end (of a stick) / one side / headlong / directly / rapidly / simultaneously

街头 jiē tóu

street

头顶 tóu dǐng

top of the head