头

The character "头" has 5 strokes. "头" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "头" has 2 pronunciations, it is a polyphonic character. The pronunciations of "头" are "tóu" "tou" . View the stroke order of "头">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "头"

n.: pick; pickaxe; head; hair; hair style; chief; leader; chieftain; boss; end; top; beginning or end; remnant; side; aspect

num.: first

adj.: first; previous; last

prep.: before; prior to

• pick : v.摘；采摘；采集；挑选；选择；拔；拉；撕；扯；挑；捡
• pickaxe : n.鹤嘴锄；尖镐（同PICK）
• head : n.头；头部；前部；顶部；头儿；首领；领袖；中心词；主导词；人；磁头；蓄水高度；水头；厕所；岩礁；（Head）人名：海德
• hair : n.毛发；汗毛；头发；一点儿；少量；毛；茸毛
• hair style : 发型；发式；头发
• chief : n.首领；酋长；上段；老板；头儿；最高长官；长官；主带
• leader : n.领导者；领袖；领奏者；领唱者；报纸社论；空白段；顶枝；指向符；带头者；议会联络官
• chieftain : n.酋长；族长；首领；头儿
• boss : n.老板；上司；领导；工头；瘤；饰扣；凸出物；母牛
• end : n.最后部分；末尾；端；稍；尽头；目的；目标；一阵；一回；边锋
• top : n.顶；顶端；顶部；盖；顶盖；篷；最高的级别；最远的地方；毛条；夸克六味之一；陀螺
• remnant : n.残余；剩余物；余剩民；残迹；零头布；零料
• side : n.边；缘；面；侧面；边缘区域；旁边；一方；侧旋；吹嘘；自负；傲慢
• aspect : n.方面；特定部分；特点；朝向；体；特性；方位；外表；考虑事物的方式；一面
• first : num.最先；最早；第一；最高的；首要的；最重要的；第一位的；第一次；首次；初次
• previous : adj.以前的；先前的；过早的；过急的
• last : adj.最后的；上一次的；最近的；惟一的；仅存的；最低的；最差的；上一个的；刚提到的；最不适合的
• before : prep., conj., & adv.在…之前；在（某人做某事）之前；在…前面；在…面前；不愿；优先于；面对（法院、法庭或其他官方机构）并受审
• prior to : 在…以前, 先于, 优先于

Form words with "头"

锯木头 saw wood;saw wood

抬起头 raise one's head

阴沟头 gulley trap

头一遭 the first time

油管头 tubing head

螺丝头 screwhead

中子弹头 neutron warhead

下咽头 hypopharynx

仰起头 raise one's head

读写头 read-write head

棉纱头 cotton waste

喷粉头 dust nozzle

氢弹头 hydrogen warhead; H-warhead

学生头 student's haircut

螺栓头 bolthead

数找头 count out the change

阴阳头 half-shaved head ［a sign of humiliation during the ‘cultural revolution'］;yin-yang hair ［post-modern style of hairdo with one part of the head shaven］

阴蒂头 glans clitoridis; corpus clitoridis

标绘头 plotting head

孩子头 leader of a group of children;grown-up popular with children

Example phrases using "头"

• 最后一道题真让我们搔了一阵头。

  The last question really had us scratching our heads.

• 他支撑着坐了起来，头还在发晕。

  He propped himself up into a sitting position, still feeling dizzy.

• 给孩子垫好枕头，别让他控着头睡。

  Set the pillow right for the child. Don’t let him sleep with his head unsupported.

• 这孩子头一靠上枕头就睡着了。

  The child went to sleep as soon as his head touched the pillow.

• 她举起手臂挡开树枝，以免碰到头。

  She raised her arm to fend off branches from her head.

• 四野都是一眼看不到头的漫漫牧场。

  A boundless expanse of pastureland extended as far as the eye could see.

• 走到跟前，我才看清他的头脸。

  I didn’t see him clearly until I came close.

• 他在地方上是个有头脸的人物。

  He is somebody in his community. / He is quite a prominent figure in his territory.

• 笑一笑，十年少，愁一愁，白了头。

  Smiles make one young; worries make one aged. / An ounce of mirth is worth a pound of sorrow.

• 他从书本上抬起头，冲我笑了一下。

  He lifted his eyes from the book and smiled at me.