头

Head in Chinese: 头 (tóu)

tóu

head

HSK 3.0 Level 2Traditional: 頭1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1head
  2. 2hair style
  3. 3the top
  4. 4end
  5. 5beginning or end
  6. 6a stub
  7. 7remnant
  8. 8chief
  9. 9boss
  10. 10side
  11. 11aspect
  12. 12first
  13. 13leading
  14. 14classifier for pigs or livestock

Stroke order

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头

Zhuyin

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ㄊㄡˊ

tóu

ㄊ/ tㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

头

Simplified

頭

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我的头有点疼。

    wǒ de tóu yǒu diǎn téng。

    My head hurts a little.

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Related words

头发

tóu fa

hair (on the head)

点头

diǎn tóu

to nod

骨头

gǔ tou

bone

罐头

guàn tou

tin

馒头

mán tou

steamed roll

木头

mù tou

slow-witted

舌头

shé tou

tongue

石头

shí tou

stone

枕头

zhěn tou

pillow

里头

lǐ tou

inside

头脑

tóu nǎo

brains

后头

hòu tou

behind

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