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Keyword
head
  • chief
  • boss
  • first
  • top
Frequency
#283
Strokes
5
Readings
tóu83%
tou17%
Mnemonic
大 (high) gives the meaning.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
头tóu
head; hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub; remnant; chief; boss; side; …
头发tóufa
hair (on the head)
镜头jìngtóu
camera lens; camera shot (in a movie etc); scene
码头mǎtou
wharf; dock; quay; pier
回头huítóu
to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by
头脑tóunǎo
brains; mind; skull; (fig.) gist (of a matter); leader; boss
头上tóushàng
overhead; above
老头lǎotóu
old fellow; old man; father; husband
开头kāitóu
beginning; to start
舌头shétou
tongue; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information
一头yītóu
one head; a head full of sth; one end (of a stick); one side; headlong; directly; rapidly; simultaneously
骨头gǔtou
bone; moral character; bitterness; Taiwan pr. gútou
尽头jìntóu
end; extremity; limit
龙头lóngtóu
faucet; tap; bicycle handlebar; chief; boss (esp. of a gang); (referring to a company) leader; front-runner; figurehead on the prow of a dragon boat 龙船 (lóngchuán)
带头dàitóu
to take the lead; to be the first; to set an example
念头niàntou
thought; idea; intention
摄像头shèxiàngtóu
webcam; surveillance camera
拳头quántou
fist; (of a product, service, project etc) flagship; key; core
里头lǐtou
inside; interior
低头dītóu
to bow the head; to yield; to give in
头条Tóutiáo
Toutiao, personalized content recommendation app (abbr. for 今日头条 (JīnrìTóutiáo))