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头

tóu
HSK 23 readings

“Head” in Chinese is 头 (tóu).

Other characters with the syllable tou: see all 4 →

Meaning

  • head
  • hair style
  • the top
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  • end
  • beginning or end
  • a stub
  • remnant
  • chief
  • boss
  • side
  • aspect
  • first
  • leading
  • classifier for pigs or livestock
  • suffix for nouns

Example

汤姆点头了。

Tom nodded.

From 点头 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

  • tóuhead / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock
  • tousuffix for nouns

Stroke Order

5 strokes

Words containing 头

点头diǎntóuto nodHSK 2里头lǐtouinside; interiorHSK 2头发tóufahair (on the head)HSK 2木头mùtouwood; logHSK 3石头shítoustoneHSK 3头脑tóunǎobrainsHSK 3老头儿lǎotóursee 老頭子|老头子[lao3 tou2 zi5]HSK 3骨头gǔtouboneHSK 4

More HSK 2 characters

啊ainterjection of surpriseHSK 2安āncalm; peacefulHSK 2般bānsortHSK 2板bǎnboardHSK 2办bànto take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event)HSK 2饱bǎoto eat till fullHSK 2报bàoto report; to inform; to announceHSK 2背bèito carry on one's backHSK 2笔bǐwriting brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc)HSK 2必bìcertainlyHSK 2

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