Learn the stroke order of the Chinese character "头"

The character "头" has 5 strokes. Its radical is "大". View the introduction of "头"

Let's take a look at the stroke order of "头."

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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

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.

Explanation of Chinese character strokes

The types of Chinese character strokes refer to the classification of basic strokes that make up Chinese characters. According to traditional classification methods, the types of Chinese character strokes can be divided into eight major categories, namely: horizontal, vertical, left-falling, right-falling, dot, lifting, hook, and turning. Here is a brief explanation of each type of stroke:

Horizontal: A straight line segment from left to right, such as the character "一".

Vertical: A vertical line segment from top to bottom, such as the character "丨".

Left-falling: A line segment that falls from top to bottom and slants to the left, such as the character "丿".

Right-falling: A line segment that falls from top to bottom and slants to the right, such as the character "乀".

Dot: A small dot, such as the character "丶".

Lifting: A line segment that falls from top to bottom and bends to the right, such as the character "㇀".

Hook: A hook shape formed at the end of a stroke, such as the character "亅".

Turning: A shape where the stroke turns in the middle, such as the character "乛".

These types of strokes can be combined to form complex Chinese characters, each composed of different strokes. Understanding the types of Chinese character strokes is very important for writing and recognizing Chinese characters.