头
tóutou HSK2

head

头 頭 tóu frequency
head noun
the head of a human or animal; hair or hairstyle

你的头是石头做的吗？

nǐ de tóu shì shí​tou zuò de ma?

Is your head made of stone?

要是她的头没有那么疼就好了。

yào​shi tā de tóu méi​yǒu nà​me téng jiù hǎo le.

If only her head did not hurt so much.

top nounlocative
the top, end, or tip of an object; the beginning or end of an event

也许她在火车的另一头。

yě​xǔ tā zài huǒ​chē de lìng​yī tóu.

Perhaps she's at the other end of the train.

海的另一头是什么？

hǎi de lìng​yī tóu shì shén​me?

What is on the other side of the ocean?

[livestock/garlic] measure word
classifier for livestock such as cattle, pigs, or sheep; also used for bulbs of garlic or onions

一头猪多少钱？

yī tóu zhū duō​shao qián?

How much for a pig?

这头狼已经变成黑色的了，甚至连眼睛都是。

zhè tóu láng yǐ​jing biàn chéng hēi​sè de le, shèn​zhì lián yǎn​jing dōu shì.

The wolf had turned black, even its eyes.

first numeraladjective
the first; leading; prior or previous

你不是头一个这么说的人。

nǐ bù​shì tóu yī​ge zhè​me shuō de rén.

You're not the first person to say that.

leader nounverb
a chief, head, or boss; the person in charge
side adverb
a side or aspect; a party in a matter or conversation
remnant noun
a small piece of something remaining; a stub or scrap
before
(colloquial) prior to a certain time; just before an action
surname
a Chinese surname
between
(used between two numbers) approximately; between
[matters]
classifier for matters, affairs, or marriages
commission
the cut or commission taken in gambling or a business transaction
头 頭 tou
[noun suffix] affix
suffix attached to verbs or adjectives to form nouns, often indicating a specific quality or worthiness

要计划，但不要计划过头。

yào jì​huà, dàn bù​yào jì​huà guò tou.

Plan, but don't over plan.

[locational suffix] affixlocative
suffix added to a monosyllabic position word to form a noun of locality

我住在街那头的大房子里。

wǒ zhù zài jiē nà tou de dà fáng​zi li.

I live in the bigger house up the street.

Cross-References

Classifier

Frequency
Character
Written text
147th most common 1420.7 per million
Movie subtitles
168th most common 1047.6 per million appears in 98% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
345.3 per million appears in 70% of films
Written text
301.2 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 3
HSK 3.0
Level 2
Traditional
頭
Strokes
5
Unicode
U+5934

Sources
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)