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CHINESE CHARACTER

tóu

头

头

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head

Numbered pinyin
tou2
English meanings
head, hair (style), top/end of sth., chief

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Overlapping structure

Overlapping arrangement: first part ⺀; second part 大.

Meaning & sound clues

大 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “high”.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿻⺀大

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tā他diǎn点diǎntóu点头。

    He nodded.

  2. 02

    wǒ我de的tóu头yǒu有diǎn点téng疼。

    My head aches a bit.

  3. 03

    cóngtóu从头fā发kāishǐ开始。

    Start from the beginning.

  4. 04

    bǎ把tóu头tái抬qǐlai起来。

    Raise your head.

  5. 05

    zhè这shì是yītóu一头niú牛。

    This is an ox.

  6. 06

    tā他dì第yī一gè个dào到。

    He arrived first.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 一头
  • 一年到头
  • 上头
  • 个头儿
  • 丫头
  • 交头接耳
  • 从头
  • 低头
  • 兆头
  • 关头
  • 出头
  • 出风头
  • 到头来
  • 前头
  • 劲头
  • 势头
  • 口头
  • 后头
  • 回头
  • 垂头丧气
  • 外头
  • 头发
  • 头号
  • 头头是道
  • 头晕
  • 头条
  • 头疼
  • 头脑
  • 头衔
  • 头部
  • 头顶
  • 尽头
  • 巨头
  • 带头
  • 带头人
  • 开头
  • 念头
  • 手头
  • 扭头
  • 抬头
  • 拳头
  • 指头
  • 掉头
  • 摇头
  • 木头
  • 枕头
  • 水龙头
  • 源头
  • 点头
  • 牵头
  • 甜头
  • 矛头
  • 石头
  • 码头
  • 罐头
  • 老头儿
  • 舌头
  • 苗头
  • 街头
  • 过头
  • 里头
  • 钟头
  • 镜头
  • 馒头
  • 骨头