Word information
Simplified头发
Traditional頭髮
Pinyintóufa
Part of speech名
HSK 3.03
HSK 2.03
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 头发
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
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头tóu
head; hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub; remnant; chief; boss; side; aspect; first; leading; classifier for pigs or livestock; CL:個|个[ge4]
出发chūfāto set off; to start (on a journey)
发fāto send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop; to make a bundle of money; classifier for gunshots (rounds)
发烧fāshāoto have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever; (fig.) to be fascinated with; to obsess over; (fig.) flourishing; thriving; popular
发生fāshēngto happen; to occur; to take place; to break out
发现fāxiànto notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect; a discovery