Head in Chinese (Mandarin): 头 (tóu)
头
tóu
head
- Simplified
- 头
- Traditional
- 頭
- Pinyin
- tóu
- Typed as
- tou
Use it in a sentence
小熊的头很大。
小熊的頭很大。
The bear's head is big.
The characters in 头
头 / 頭
Head.
5 strokes
Second tone. 头 is also a word ending said light, as in 石头 (stone). Nodding is 点头 (diǎn tóu).
More examples with 头
我的头好疼。
我的頭好疼。
Wǒ de tóu hǎo téng.
My head hurts.
小狗点点头。
小狗點點頭。
Xiǎo gǒu diǎndian tóu.
The puppy nods.
How to write 头 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
头 5 strokes
In Traditional characters:
頭 16 strokes
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