頭
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tóu · head

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

16Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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頁Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 頭

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Example sentences

Notice where 頭 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ de zhěn tóu zài děng wǒ.我的枕頭在等我。

My pillow is waiting for me.

Source: Tatoeba #9046293 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de tóu yào zhà le.我的頭要炸了。

My head is exploding.

Source: Tatoeba #6064597 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bǎ wǒ de tóu fà jiǎn le.我把我的頭髮剪了。

I got my hair cut.

Source: Tatoeba #6853182 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ gǎn jué wǒ de tóu yào zhà le.我感覚我的頭要炸了。

I feel like my head is going to explode.

Source: Tatoeba #6150884 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā chóngxīn dài shàng le tā de tóu kuī.他重新戴上了他的頭盔。

He put his helmet back on.

Source: Tatoeba #10320533 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǚ rén de lìliàng zài tā de shé tóu.女人的力量在她的舌頭。

A woman's strength is in her tongue.

Source: Tatoeba #803824 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 頭 in context

  1. Say tóu, then recall the core meaning: head.
  2. Write all 16 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 頭 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.