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头

Traditional: 頭

tóu

HSK 3.0 · 2

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tóu · tau4 (Jyutping)

  1. head
  2. hair style
  3. the top
  4. end
  5. beginning or end
  6. a stub
  7. remnant
  8. chief
  9. boss
  10. side
  11. aspect
  12. first
  13. leading
  14. classifier for pigs or livestock
  15. CL:個|个[ge4]

tou · tau4 (Jyutping)

  1. suffix for nouns

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

头

Meaning
head; top; chief, first; boss
Radical
大
Strokes
5
Components
⿻⺀大
Cangjie
YK
Four-corner
3480

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