Chinese word dictionary

秃头

tū tóu · to bare one's head; to be bareheaded; to go bald; bald head

Practice word

Word information

Simplified秃头

Traditional禿頭

Pinyintū tóu

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

秃tū

bald

头tóu

head; chief, boss; first, top

How to learn 秃头

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Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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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]

hair (on the head)

to nod

steamed bun

to raise one's head; to look up; (fig.) to begin to emerge; to show signs of growth; (commerce) account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc

头痛tóutòng

to have a headache