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头
頭
tou
1. suffix for nouns
Very Common • Top 0%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

头
tóu
head; chief, boss; first, top
HSK 3 5 丶

Compound Words (20)

一头
yītóu
one head
上头
shàngtóu
(of alcohol) to go to one's head
上头
shàngtou
above
丫头
yātou
girl
乳头
rǔtóu
nipple
人头
réntóu
number of people
仰头
yǎngtóu
to raise one's head
低头
dītóu
to bow the head
来头
láitóu
cause
个头
gètóu
size
个头
getóu
(coll.) (suffix) my ass!
倒头
dǎotóu
to lie down
兆头
zhàotou
omen
先头
xiāntóu
in advance
光头
guāngtóu
shaven head
兜头
dōutóu
full in the face
两头
liǎngtóu
both ends
冒头
màotóu
to emerge
冤头
yuāntóu
enemy
出头
chūtóu
to get out of a predicament

Alternate Entries

头
tóu
head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
146
Word Frequency Rank
188 of 84,292

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