tóu

head (of a person or animal)

HSK 2

1Stroke Order Animation

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2Readings & Meanings

  • tóuhead; hair style; the top
  • tousuffix for nouns

3Structure

Overlapping structure重叠结构

is built from 2 parts.

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4Common Words with

床头chuáng tóu

bedside; head of the bed

点头diǎn tóu

to nod one's head

摔跟头shuāi gēn tóu

to fall; to come a cropper

回头huí tóu

to turn around; to look back; later

头脑tóu nǎo

head; mind; brains

低头dī tóu

to bow one's head; to yield

5Example Sentences

他低头看书。

tā dī tóu kàn shū。

He lowered his head to read the book.

这件事没有尽头。

zhè jiàn shì méi yǒu jìn tóu。

There is no end to this matter.

Other Characters Pronounced “tou”