sāo​tóu

to scratch one's head

  • created reference approved 搔头/搔頭 → 簪 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    搔头 / 搔頭 sāo​tóu

    簪 zān

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 搔头/搔頭 · sāo​tóu · to scratch one's head — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    搔头 / 搔頭

    sāo​tóu

    to scratch one's head

    To scratch one's head; often used to describe a state of anxiety or worry.

    搔, 头

    搔 (literal) → 搔 · sāo · to scratch 头 (literal) → 头/頭 · tóu · head

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 搔头/搔頭 · sāo​tóu · perplexing — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    搔头 / 搔頭

    sāo​tóu

    perplexing

    Perplexing or difficult to deal with.

    搔 (literal) → 搔 · sāo · to scratch 头 (literal) → 头/頭 · tóu · head

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 搔头/搔頭 · sāo​tóu · hairpin — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    搔头 / 搔頭

    sāo​tóu

    hairpin

    (literary) Archaic term for a hairpin [[簪|簪|zan1]] or hair clasp, often made of gold or jade

    搔 (literal) → 搔 · sāo · to scratch 头 (literal) → 头/頭 · tóu · head

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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