5 strokes
5 画
tóu
dà
big
- head
- top; beginning; end
- head; chief; boss
- first
- (for cattles)
- (noun suffix)
tóu-fà
头发
n.
hair
tóu-hūn
头昏
adj.
dizzy; giddy
tóu-nǎo
头脑
n.
brain; mind / main threads; clue
tóu-téng
头疼
n.
headache
tóu-tòng
头痛
n.
headache
tóu-xián
头衔
n.
title
tóu-xiàng
头像
n.
head sculpture; head portrait
tóu-xù
头绪
n.
main threads; essential part
tóu-yūn
头晕
adj.
dizzy; giddy
tóu-zi
头子
n.
chieftain; chief; boss
tóu-pò-xuè-liú
头破血流
head broken and bleeding; be badly battered
yá-tòng-yī-tóu, jiǎo-tòng-yī-jiǎo
牙痛医头，脚痛医脚
treat the head when the head aches, treat the foot when the foot hurts; defensive stopgap measure
tóu-tóu-shì-dào
头头是道
clear and logical; coherent and cogent
tóu-zhòng-jiǎo-qīng
头重脚轻
weighed down and top-heavy
Usage 用法
head
Tā tóu-shang dài-zhe mào-zi.
他头上戴着帽子。
He is wearing a cap on his head.
top; beginning; end
Wǒ zài zǒu-láng-de xī-tóu děng nǐ.
我在走廊的西头等你。
I’ll wait for you at the west end of the corridor.
head; chief; boss
Wǒ-men-de tóur hěn cōng-míng.
我们的头儿很聪明。
Our boss is a clever man.
first
Zhè shì wǒ tóu-yí-cì lái Zhōng-guó.
这是我头一次来中国。
This is my first time to come to China.
(for cattles)
Tā-jiā yǎng-le yì-bǎi tóu yáng.
他家养了一百头羊。
He raised 100 sheep.
(noun suffix)
Wǒ cóng-lái-méi-yǒu-guo zhè zhǒng niàn-tou.
我从来没有过这种念头。
I have never had such ideas.
