头

頭

tóuㄊㄡˊ

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HSK 3 TOCFL 6

Meaning

Meanings

1
head
2
hair style
3
the top
4
end
5
beginning or end
6
a stub
7
remnant
8
chief

Examples

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我头撞到了门，肿了一块。

我頭撞到了門，腫了一塊。

I bumped my head against the door and got a lump.

这些是找头。

這些是找頭。

This is your change.

嗨看呀，一只三个头的猴子！

嗨看呀，一隻三個頭的猴子！

Hey, look, a three-headed monkey!

它长着女人的头、狮子的身体、一双羽翅以及蛇尾巴。

它長着女人的頭、獅子的身體、一雙羽翅以及蛇尾巴。

It had the head of a woman, the body of a lion, the wings of a bird, and the tail of a serpent.

他就是这么杀了那头大熊。

他就是這麼殺了那頭大熊。

This is how he killed the big bear.

Characters

Character breakdown

大

dà

big; large; great

Related: 头

上头

shàng tóu

(of alcohol, love etc) to go to one's head; (of an idea, a song etc) to get into one's head; to capture one's attention

上头

shàng tou

the top; the upper part; (its) surface

低头

dī tóu

to bow the head

出头

chū tóu

to get out of a predicament

前头

qián tou

in front

口头

kǒu tóu

oral

回头

huí tóu

to turn round; to turn one's head

外头

wài tou

outside; outdoors

Stroke practice

Practice writing 头

Characters

simplified script

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