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U+982D, 頭
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-982D

[U+982C]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+982E]

Translingual

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Han character

(Kangxi radical 181, +7, 16 strokes, cangjie input 一廿一月金 (MTMBC), four-corner 11186, composition )

Derived characters

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1404, character 20
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 43490
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1921, character 13
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4372, character 5
  • Unihan data for U+982D
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Chinese

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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *doː): phonetic (OC *doːs) + semantic (head).

Etymology

Replaced earlier (MC syuwX, “head”) due to homophony with (ɕɨuX, hand) (Sagart, 1999).

Several etymologies have been proposed:

Pronunciation 1


Note:
  • tau4-2 - “leader; plug; classifier for pieces of seafood”.

  • Dialectal data
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Definitions

  1. (anatomy) head (Classifier: m c)
    不再不再   tóu bùzài tòng le.   My head doesn't hurt any more.
  2. hair; hairstyle
       tóu   to wash one's hair
       tóu tì guāng   to shave one's head
  3. beginning or end
    開始开始   cóng tóu kāishǐ   to start from the beginning
  4. top; tip; end
       shāntóu   top of a mountain
    火柴火柴   huǒchái tóu   tip of a match
  5. chief; boss; leader (person that leads or directs)
       gōngtóu   foreman
    你們 [MSC, trad.]
    你们 [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐmen de tóur shì shéi? [Pinyin]
    Who is your leader?
  6. remnant; end
       tóur   oddment
       yāntóu   cigarette bud
  7. (computing) header
    文件文件   wénjiàntóu   file header
    請求请求   qǐngqiútóu   request header
  8. first; leading
       tóujiǎng   first prize; biggest prize
       tóu bān chē   first departure
  9. (used before a classifier or a numeral) first
       tóu yī biàn   the first time
       tóu sān tiān   the first three days
    幾個几个   tóu jǐge   the first few
  10. (Hakka, Southern Min, dated in Mainland China) station
    [Hokkien]   chhia-thâu [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]   train station
  11. side; aspect
  12. (Cantonese) area; location
    [Cantonese]   go2 tau4 [Jyutping]   that area
    返工 [Cantonese, trad.]
    返工 [Cantonese, simp.]
    nei5 hai2 bin1 tau4 faan1 gung1 gaa3? [Jyutping]
    Where do you work?
  13. (Cantonese) plug; connector; short for 插頭插头
    type Ctype C [Cantonese]   type C tau4-2 [Jyutping]   USB Type-C connector
  14. Classifier for livestock. all nouns using this classifier
       Wǒ yǒu liǎng tóu zhū.   I have two pigs.
  15. (dialectal) Classifier for other animals.
  16. (Northern Min) Classifier for flowers.
  17. (Cantonese) Classifier for number of pieces of dried seafood (e.g. abalones) in one catty.
  18. (Cantonese) Classifier for number of abalones in one can.
Synonyms
  • (chief):

Pronunciation 2


Note:
  • tao2 - vernacular;
  • tieo2 - literary.

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Definitions

  1. Suffix that forms nouns.
    1. Added to a noun.
         guàntou   can; tin
         shítou   rock
    2. Added to a locative word.
         tou   inside
         qiántou   front
    3. Added to a verb to form an abstract noun.
         niàntou   thought; idea
      电影电影   diànyǐngr de kàntour   thing(s) to watch in a movie
         huótour   (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    4. Added to an adjective to form an abstract noun.
         tiántou   sweet taste; benefit

Compounds

Descendants

Sino-Xenic ():
  • Japanese: () (zu); (とう) ()
  • Korean: 두(頭) (du)
  • Vietnamese: đầu ()

Others:

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Japanese

Korean

Northern Amami Ōshima

Okinawan

Okinoerabu

Southern Amami Ōshima

Vietnamese

Yaeyama

Yoron

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