头
Character
head; the top part of your body with your face and hair
Readings and meanings
- head; the top part of your body with your face and hair
- end or side of a street or bed (as in 那头)
- measure word for big animals like cows and pigs (as in 一头牛)
Examples
我的头很疼。
wǒ de tóu hěn téng
My head hurts.
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她家有一头牛。
tā jiā yǒu yì tóu niú
Her family has a cow.
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他在马路那头等我。
tā zài mǎ lù nà tóu děng wǒ
He is waiting for me at the other end of the road.
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Words that use “头” as tóu
头发tóu fahair growing on a person's headWordHSK 2点头diǎn tóuto nodWordHSK 2头脑tóu nǎothe mindWordHSK 3镜头jìng tóucamera lensWordHSK 4回头huí tóuto turn your head to look backWordHSK 5抬头tái tóuto raise your head and look upWordHSK 5摇头yáo tóuto move your head from side to side to say noWordHSK 5低头dī tóuto lower your head, often to look at somethingWordHSK 6
This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is tóu.
- suffix for nouns CC-CEDICT
Words that use “头” as tou
里头lǐ touinsideWordHSK 2木头mù touwoodWordHSK 3石头shí toustoneWordHSK 3前头qián touthe frontWordHSK 4后头hòu touthe back part of a placeWordHSK 4骨头gǔ touone of the hard parts inside a person's or animal's bodyWordHSK 4码头mǎ toua place by the water where boats stop and people get on or offWordHSK 5外头wài tououtsideWordHSK 6
Stroke order
All 5 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 头
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