头
tóuㄊㄡˊ
Sino-Vietnamese: ĐẦU
Traditional: 頭
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Meaningtóu(noun, measure word, numeral, vocab.word.pos.k)
head; hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub; remnant; chief; boss; side; aspect; first; leading; classifier for pigs or livestock
Measure words: 个
Examples
我头很疼,想休息一下。
wǒ tóu hěn téng, xiǎng xiū xi yí xià.
I have a bad headache and want to rest a bit.
他家养了三头牛。
tā jiā yǎng le sān tóu niú.
His family raises three cows.
路的那头有一家超市。
lù de nà tóu yǒu yì jiā chāo shì.
There's a supermarket at the other end of the road.
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Meaningtou(noun, measure word, numeral, vocab.word.pos.k)
suffix for nouns
Examples
外头下雨了,带把伞吧。
wài tou xià yǔ le, dài bǎ sǎn ba.
It's raining outside, take an umbrella.
这张桌子是木头做的。
zhè zhāng zhuō zi shì mù tou zuò de.
This table is made of wood.
里头太热了,我们出去吧。
lǐ tou tài rè le, wǒ men chū qù ba.
It's too hot in here, let's go out.
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Stroke order
ĐẦU · 5 strokes
head; hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub; remnant; chief; boss; side; aspect; first; leading; classifier for pigs or livestock
Related words
- 头发 tóu fa — hair (on the head)
- 石头 shí tou — stone
- 骨头 gǔ tou — bone; moral character; bitterness; Taiwan pr. [gú tou]
- 点头 diǎn tóu — to nod
- 舌头 shé tou — tongue; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information
- 枕头 zhěn tou — pillow
- 木头 mù tou — slow-witted; blockhead; log (of wood, timber etc)
- 罐头 guàn tou — tin; can