- 翻跟头 fāngēntou to turn a somersaultTo turn a somersault; to flip one's body over forward or backward and land back on one's feet.
- 摔跟头 shuāigēntou to trip and fallto tumble; to stumble and fall down
- 栽跟头 zāigēntou to trip and fallTo fall head over heels or trip on the ground.
- 跌跟头 diēgēntou to fall downto tumble or fall down; to trip and fall
- 折跟头 zhēgēntou to do a somersaultto turn head over heels; to do a somersault
- 跟头虫 gēntouchóng mosquito larvaThe larva of a mosquito; also called a wiggler or wriggler; same as [[孑孓|孑孓|jie2 jue2]].
- 打跟头 dǎgēntou to somersaultto turn a somersault; to turn head over heels
