头
发

Hair (on the head) in Chinese: 头发 (tóu fa)

tóu fa

hair (on the head)

HSK 3Traditional: 頭髮2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1hair (on the head)

Stroke order

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头
发

Zhuyin

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ㄊㄡˊ

tóu

ㄊ/ tㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

˙ㄈㄚ

fa

˙/ neutral toneㄈ/ fㄚ/ a

Simplified & traditional

头发

Simplified

頭髮

Traditional

Example sentences

See 头发 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 我没洗头发。

    wǒ méi xǐ tóu fa。

    I haven't washed my hair.

  • 她在梳头发。

    tā zài shū tóu fa。

    She is brushing her hair.

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Related words

发

fā

to send out

头

tóu

head

发烧

fā shāo

to have a high temperature (from illness)

发现

fā xiàn

to notice

出发

chū fā

to set off

发生

fā shēng

to happen

发展

fā zhǎn

development

理发

lǐ fà

to get a haircut

沙发

shā fā

sofa (loanword)

点头

diǎn tóu

to nod

发表

fā biǎo

to issue

发愁

fā chóu

to worry

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