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头tóu, tou

the head; hair; a hairstyle; the top; the end; the beginning; first; chief; measure word for livestock

头 is the head: 点头 'nod', 头发 'hair', and the suffix -tou in 石头 and 骨头.

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Taught as one written unit: the simplified 头 no longer shows the old pieces. ZDIC: 原为形声;从页、豆声 — the old form 頭 joined 页 (head) with 豆 (dòu) as sound; the modern shape keeps neither piece visibly. The suffix -tou use is described in the senses.

single whole character · 头

the head; hair; a hairstyle; the top; the end; the beginning; first; chief; measure word for livestock

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头tóu, tou

the head; hair; a hairstyle; the top; the end; the beginning; first; chief; measure word for livestock

头 is the head: 点头 'nod', 头发 'hair', and the suffix -tou in 石头 and 骨头.

Taught as one written unit: the simplified 头 no longer shows the old pieces. ZDIC: 原为形声;从页、豆声 — the old form 頭 joined 页 (head) with 豆 (dòu) as sound; the modern shape keeps neither piece visibly. The suffix -tou use is described in the senses.

tóuTone 2
  • the head
  • hair; a hairstyle
  • the top; the end; the beginning
  • first; chief
  • measure word for livestock
  • 点头diǎntóuto nod
  • 头发tóufahair
touTone neutral
  • the suffix -tou

ZDIC lists this neutral-tone suffix reading separately.

  • 石头shítoua stone
  • 骨头gǔtoua bone

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