头
tóutou HSK2

head

头 (頭) tóu frequency
head noun
the physical head of a human or animal, or a hair style

他低下了头。

tā dī​xià le tóu.

He lowered his head.

classifier measure word
numeral classifier for livestock such as pigs, cattle, or mules

农场里有十头牛。

nóng​chǎng lǐ yǒu shí tóu niú.

There are ten head of cattle on the farm.

end noun
the top, tip, or end of an object; a remnant or stub

这根绳子有两个头。

zhè gēn shéng​zi yǒu liǎng gè tóu.

This rope has two ends.

first numeral
first in a sequence; leading

头几个人先进去。

tóu jǐ gè rén xiān jìn​qù.

The first few people should go in first.

chief measure word
a leader, boss, or person in charge

谁是你们这帮人的头？

shéi shì nǐ​men zhèi bāng rén de tóu?

Who is the leader of your gang?

side measure word
a side or aspect of a situation or object

这头的事情还没处理完。

zhè tóu de shì​qing hái méi chǔ​lǐ wán.

The matters on this end haven't been finished yet.

头 (頭) tou
noun suffix place word
suffix for nouns

他坐在石头上休息。

tā zuò zài shí tou shàng xiū​xi.

He sat on a rock to rest.

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
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)