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Translingual
Stroke order
Han character
頭 (Kangxi radical 181, 頁 +7, 16 strokes, cangjie input 一廿一月金 (MTMBC ), four-corner 11186 , composition ⿰豆 頁 )
Derived characters
Related 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
Chinese
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頭 (Written Standard Chinese? ) 頭 (Cantonese) thèu (Hakka) tàu (Eastern Min) thâu (Southern Min) 头 (Wu)
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
侸
*toː
剅
*toː, *roː
郖
*toː, *doːs
鬪
*toːs
鋀
*tʰoː
頭
*doː
豆
*doːs
逗
*doːs, *dos
痘
*doːs
梪
*doːs
脰
*doːs
荳
*doːs
浢
*doːs
餖
*doːs
毭
*doːs
豎
*djoʔ
裋
*djoʔ
短
*toːnʔ
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声 , OC *doː ) : phonetic 豆 ( OC *doːs) + semantic 頁 ( “ head ” ) .
Etymology
Replaced earlier 首 (MC syuwX , “head”) due to homophony with 手 ( ɕɨuX , “ hand ” ) (Sagart, 1999 ).
Several etymologies have been proposed:
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-bu-s ( “ head ” ) or its allofam *du ( “ head ” ) ; compare Tibetan དབུ ( dbu , “ head ” ) , Burmese ဦး ( u: , “ head ” ) , Nuosu ꀑ ( o , “ head ” ) , Proto-Loloish *ʔ-du² ( “ head ” ) (Benedict, 1972 ; Schuessler, 2007 ; STEDT; Starostin ).
Contraction of 髑髏 (OC *doːɡ roː , “skull”) (Wu, 2006 ).
From Proto-Mon-Khmer *duul() ( “ to carry on one's head ” ) , whence Khmer ទូល ( tul ) ; this is phonologically plausible since final consonants are often lost after a long vowel in loanwords (Schuessler, 2007 ).
A variant of 豆 (OC *doːs , “a kind of vessel”), as skulls could have been used as drinking recipients; compare French tête ( “ head ” ) from Latin testa ( “ pot; jug ” ) and German Kopf ( “ head ” ) from Middle High German kopf ( “ drinking vessel ” ) (Maréchal, 1994 ; Sagart, 1999 ). However, Schuessler (2007) notes that 豆 ( *doːs ) seems like a tone C (去聲 ) derivation from 頭 ( *doː ) , which may have originally meant “skull”.
Baxter and Sagart (2014) reconstructs the Old Chinese with a *m- prefix for human body parts, deriving it from 兜 ( *toː , “ helmet; hood ” ) .
Pronunciation 1
Mandarin
(Standard )
(Pinyin ) : tóu (tou2 )
(Zhuyin ) : ㄊㄡˊ
(Chengdu , Sichuanese Pinyin ) : tou2
(Dungan , Cyrillic and Wiktionary ) : ту (tu, I)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou –Hong Kong , Jyutping ) : tau4 , tau4-2
(Taishan , Wiktionary ) : heu3 , heu3*
Gan (Wiktionary ) : teu2
Hakka
(Sixian , PFS ) : thèu
(Meixian , Guangdong ) : têu2
Jin (Wiktionary ) : tou1
Northern Min (KCR ) : tê
Eastern Min (BUC ) : tàu
Southern Min
(Hokkien , POJ ) : thâu / thô͘ / thiô
(Teochew , Peng'im ) : tao5
(Leizhou , Leizhou Pinyin ) : tao5
Wu (Wugniu )
Xiang
(Changsha , Wiktionary ) : dou2
(Loudi , Wiktionary ) : ddieu2
Note :
tau4-2 - “leader; plug; classifier for pieces of seafood”.
Note : heu3* - “leader”.
Gan
Hakka
Jin
Northern Min
Eastern Min
Southern Min
(Hokkien : Xiamen , Quanzhou , Zhangzhou , Jinjiang , Taipei , Kaohsiung , Tainan , Taichung , Hsinchu , Lukang , Sanxia , Yilan , Kinmen , Magong , Penang , Philippines , Singapore )
Pe̍h-ōe-jī : thâu
Tâi-lô : thâu
Phofsit Daibuun : taau
IPA (Xiamen , Quanzhou , Jinjiang , Taipei , Tainan , Lukang , Yilan , Kinmen , Philippines , Singapore ) : /tʰau²⁴/
IPA (Zhangzhou ) : /tʰau¹³/
IPA (Kaohsiung , Penang ) : /tʰau²³/
(Hokkien : Xiamen , Zhangzhou , Yilan , Kinmen , Magong )
(Hokkien : Quanzhou , Jinjiang , Taipei , Kaohsiung , Tainan , Lukang , Sanxia , Hsinchu )
Note :
thâu - vernacular;
thô͘/thiô - literary.
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
頭
Reading #
1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
tóu
Middle Chinese
‹ duw ›
Old Chinese
/*ˁo/
English
head
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
頭
Reading #
1/1
No.
2465
Phonetic component
豆
Rime group
侯
Rime subdivision
0
Corresponding MC rime
頭
Old Chinese
/*doː/
Definitions
頭
( anatomy ) head (Classifier : 個 / 个 m c )
我 頭 不再 痛 了 。/ 我 头 不再 痛 了 。 ― Wǒ tóu bùzài tòng le. ― My head doesn't hurt any more.
居喪 之 禮 ,頭 有 創 則 沐 ,身 有 瘍 則 浴 。 [Classical Chinese , trad. ] 居丧 之 礼 ,头 有 创 则 沐 ,身 有 疡 则 浴 。 [Classical Chinese , simp. ] From: The Book of Rites , c. 4th – 2nd century BCE Jūsāng zhī lǐ, tóu yǒu chuāng zé mù, shēn yǒu yáng zé yù. According to the same rules, if he have a scab on his head , he should wash it; if he have a sore on his body, he should bathe it.
我 又 要 叫 你 和 女人 彼此 為 仇 ;你 的 後裔 和 女人 的 後裔 也 彼此 為 仇 。女人 的 後裔 要 傷 你 的 頭 ;你 要 傷 他 的 腳跟 。 [MSC , trad. ] 我 又 要 叫 你 和 女人 彼此 为 仇 ;你 的 后裔 和 女人 的 后裔 也 彼此 为 仇 。女人 的 后裔 要 伤 你 的 头 ;你 要 伤 他 的 脚跟 。 [MSC , simp. ] From: 新標點和合本 (Chinese Union Version with New Punctuation ), 創世記 (Genesis) 3:15Wǒ yòu yào jiào nǐ hé nǚrén bǐcǐ wéi chóu; nǐ de hòuyì hé nǚrén de hòuyì yě bǐcǐ wéi chóu. Nǚrén de hòuyì yào shāng nǐ de tóu ; nǐ yào shāng tā de jiǎogēn. And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head , and thou shalt bruise his heel.
hair ; hairstyle
洗頭 / 洗头 ― xǐtóu ― to wash one's hair
把 頭 剃 光 / 把 头 剃 光 ― bǎ tóu tì guāng ― to shave one's head
beginning or end
從 頭 開始 / 从 头 开始 ― cóng tóu kāishǐ ― to start from the beginning
top ; tip ; end
山頭 / 山头 ― shāntóu ― top of a mountain
火柴 頭 / 火柴 头 ― huǒchái tóu ― tip of a match
chief ; boss ; leader ( person that leads or directs )
工頭 / 工头 ― gōngtóu ― foreman
你們 的 頭 兒是 誰 ? [MSC , trad. ] 你们 的 头 儿是 谁 ? [MSC , simp. ] Nǐmen de tóu r shì shéi? Who is your leader?
remnant ; end
布頭 兒 / 布头 儿 ― bùtóu r ― oddment
煙頭 / 烟头 ― yāntóu ― cigarette bud
first ; leading
頭 獎/ 头 奖 ― tóu jiǎng ― first prize; biggest prize
頭 班 車 / 头 班 车 ― tóu bān chē ― first departure
( used before a classifier or a numeral ) first
頭 一 遍 / 头 一 遍 ― tóu yī biàn ― the first time
頭 三 天 / 头 三 天 ― tóu sān tiān ― the first three days
頭 幾個 / 头 几个 ― tóu jǐge ― the first few
( Hakka , Southern Min , dated in Mainland China ) station
車頭 / 车头 [Hokkien ] ― chhia-thâu [Pe̍h-ōe-jī ] ― train station
side ; aspect
( Teochew ) at the same time; simultaneously
头 尋 头 呌 门外 来 [Teochew , trad. ] 头 寻 头 呌 门外 来 [Teochew , simp. ] From: late Qing/early Republic, anonymous, 古板一世報全歌 , book 3 page 6 tao5 cim5 tao5 giê3 mung5 ghua7 lai5 [Peng'im ] While searching and shouting went outdoors.
( Cantonese ) plug ; connector ; short for 插頭 / 插头 .
type C 頭 / type C 头 [Cantonese ] ― type C tau4-2 ― USB Type-C connector
Classifier for livestock . ⇒ all nouns using this classifier
我 有 兩 頭 豬 。/ 我 有 两 头 猪 。 ― Wǒ yǒu liǎng tóu zhū. ― I have two pigs.
( dialectal ) Classifier for other animals .
( Northern Min ) Classifier for flowers .
( Cantonese ) Classifier for number of pieces of dried seafood (e.g. abalones ) in one catty.
( Cantonese ) Classifier for number of abalones in one can.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
頭 (“head”)
Variety
Location
Words
Classical Chinese
首 , 元 , 頭 , 元首
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
頭 , 頭部 , 頭顱 , 頭腦
Mandarin
Beijing
頭 , 腦袋 , 腦袋瓜兒 , 腦袋瓜子 , 腦殼兒 , 腦殼 , 腦瓜兒 , 腦瓜子 , 老屋子
Taiwan
頭 , 腦袋
Tianjin
頭 , 腦袋 , 腦瓜子 , 腦瓜兒 , 腦袋瓜子 , 腦袋瓜兒
Chengde
頭 , 腦袋瓜兒
Tangshan
頭 , 腦袋 , 腦袋瓜兒 , 腦瓜兒
Cangzhou
頭 , 腦袋 , 腦袋瓜兒 , 腦殼兒
Baoding
頭 , 腦袋 , 腦袋瓜兒
Shijiazhuang
頭 , 腦袋
Ulanhot
腦袋 , 腦袋瓜兒
Tongliao
腦袋
Chifeng
頭 , 腦袋 , 腦袋瓜子
Bayanhot
頭 , 腦袋
Hulunbuir (Hailar)
頭 , 腦袋 , 腦袋瓜兒
Heihe
頭 , 腦袋 , 腦袋瓜兒 , 腦瓜兒 , 腦瓜子
Qiqihar
頭 , 腦袋瓜兒 , 腦瓜兒
Harbin
頭 , 腦殼兒 , 腦殼子 , 腦子 , 腦瓜兒 , 腦瓜子 , 腦袋 , 腦袋瓜兒 , 腦袋瓜子
Jiamusi
頭 , 腦瓜兒 , 腦袋 , 腦袋瓜子
Baicheng
頭 , 腦瓜兒 , 腦袋 , 腦袋瓜兒
Changchun
頭 , 腦袋 , 腦袋瓜子
Tonghua
頭 , 腦袋 , 腦袋瓜子
Shenyang
頭 , 腦袋 , 腦袋瓜子
Dandong
頭 , 腦袋 , 腦袋瓜兒
Jinzhou
頭 , 腦袋 , 腦袋瓜兒
Dalian
頭
Yantai
頭
Yantai (Muping)
頭 , 腦袋瓜子 derogatory
Qingdao
頭 , 腦袋 , 腦袋瓜兒
Lijin
頭 , 腦袋 , 腦袋瓜兒
Zhucheng
頭
Jinan
頭 , 腦袋 , 腦袋瓜子 , 腦瓜子 , 腦瓜兒
Jining
頭
Luoyang
頭 , 低腦
Wanrong
得腦
Shangqiu
頭 , 腦袋 , 腦袋瓜兒 , 腦瓜兒
Yuanyang
頭 , 腦袋 , 腦瓜兒
Zhengzhou
頭 , 腦袋
Kaifeng
腦袋
Lingbao
頭
Xinyang
頭
Baihe
頭 , 腦袋 , 腦瓜兒
Hanzhong
頭 , 腦袋 , 腦殼
Xi'an
𦠿 , 頭 , 腦袋 , 脊囊
Baoji
頭 , 多腦
Yinchuan
頭
Tianshui
頭 , 多腦
Lanzhou
頭 , 頭蛋骨 , 得勒 derogatory
Dunhuang
頭 , 腦瓜子 , 腦勺 , 腦勺殼子
Xining
頭 , 腦袋 , 朵落
Hami
頭 , 腦袋
Ürümqi
頭 , 腦瓜子
Ürümqi (Xigou)
頭
Ürümqi (Changshanzi)
頭
Wuhan
頭 , 腦殼 , 腦瓜子
Yichang
腦袋 , 腦袋瓜子
Xiangyang
頭 , 腦袋 , 腦殼
Tianmen
頭 , 腦袋 , 腦殼
Hong'an
頭 , 腦殼 , 腦袋
Chengdu
腦殼
Nanchong
頭 , 腦袋 , 腦袋瓜子
Dazhou
腦殼
Hanyuan
腦殼
Xichang
腦殼 , 腦袋 , 腦袋瓜兒
Zigong
頭 , 腦殼
Chongqing
腦殼 , 沙罐兒
Guiyang
腦殼
Zunyi
腦袋 , 腦殼兒
Bijie
腦殼
Liping
腦袋 , 腦殼
Zhaotong
腦殼
Dali
腦殼
Kunming
頭 , 腦殼 , 腦袋
Mengzi
頭 , 腦殼
Guilin
頭 , 腦殼
Liuzhou
頭 , 頭殼 , 腦殼
Tianlin (Langping)
腦殼
Jishou
頭 , 腦殼
Changde
腦殼
Anqing
頭 , 腦袋瓜
Xuzhou
頭 , 腦袋 , 腦袋瓜子 , 棗木 dated, humorous
Fuyang
頭 , 腦袋
Wuhu
頭
Yangzhou
頭
Lianyungang
頭
Lianshui
頭 , 腦袋瓜子
Xinghua
頭
Nanjing
頭 , 頭兒
Hefei
頭
Nantong
頭
Singapore
頭
Mae Salong (Lancang)
頭 , 腦袋
Mae Sai (Tengchong)
頭 , 腦袋
Olginsky (Mikhaylovka)
腦袋
Cantonese
Guangzhou
頭 , 頭殼
Hong Kong
頭 , 頭殼
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
頭殼
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
頭殼
Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
頭
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
頭
Macau
頭
Guangzhou (Panyu)
頭 , 頭殼
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
頭
Guangzhou (Conghua)
頭
Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
頭 , 頭殼
Foshan
頭 , 頭殼
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
頭
Foshan (Shunde)
頭
Foshan (Sanshui)
頭殼
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
頭
Zhongshan (Shiqi)
頭
Zhuhai (Qianshan)
頭
Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)
頭
Zhuhai (Doumen)
頭 , 頭殼
Jiangmen (Baisha)
頭
Jiangmen (Xinhui)
頭
Taishan
頭
Kaiping (Chikan)
頭
Enping (Niujiang)
頭
Heshan (Yayao)
頭
Dongguan
腦殼 , 頭
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
頭殼
Shenzhen (Dapeng)
頭
Qingyuan
頭
Fogang
頭
Yingde (Hanguang)
頭殼
Yangshan
頭
Lianshan (Butian)
頭
Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)
頭
Shaoguan
頭 , 頭殼
Shaoguan (Qujiang)
頭
Renhua
頭乸殼
Lechang
頭
Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)
頭
Sihui
頭
Guangning
頭
Deqing
頭
Huaiji
頭 , 羅殼
Fengkai (Nanfeng)
頭
Yunfu
頭 , 頭殼
Xinxing
頭 , 頭殼
Luoding
頭
Yunan (Pingtai)
頭
Yangjiang
頭殼
Xinyi
頭 , 頭殼
Maoming (Xinpo)
頭 , 頭殼
Lianjiang
頭 , 頭殼
Wuchuan (Wuyang)
頭
Nanning
頭 , 頭殼
Wuzhou
頭
Yulin
頭 , 頭殼
Hepu (Lianzhou)
頭殼
Hepu (Shatian)
頭骨
Guiping
頭
Mengshan (Xihe)
頭
Guigang (Nanjiang)
頭
Baise
頭
Bobai
頭
Lingshan
頭
Pubei
頭
Qinzhou
頭
Beihai
頭
Beihai (Nankang)
頭殼
Beihai (Yingpan)
頭殼
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
頭
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
頭
Ningming
頭
Hengzhou
頭
Hezhou (Pumen)
頭
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
頭
Sanya (Yanglan Maihua)
頭
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
頭
Singapore (Guangfu)
頭
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
頭
Móng Cái
頭
Gan
Nanchang
頭 , 腦蓋
Lichuan
頭 , 腦
Pingxiang
腦殼
Hakka
Meixian
頭那
Xingning
頭那
Dabu (Xihe)
頭那
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
頭 , 頭那 , 頭殼
Huizhou (Shuikou Bendihua)
頭那 , 頭
Huizhou (Hengli Bendihua)
頭那 , 頭
Huiyang
頭那
Huidong (Pingshan Bendihua)
頭那 , 頭
Huidong (Daling)
頭那
Dongguan (Qingxi)
頭那
Longmen (Pingling Bendihua)
頭那
Longmen (Luxi Bendihua)
頭那 , 頭
Boluo (Bendihua)
頭 , 那殼
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
頭那
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
頭
Wuhua (Shuizhai)
頭那
Wuhua (Huacheng)
頭那 , 頭
Wuhua (Changbu)
頭那
Wuhua (Mianyang)
頭那
Wuhua (Meilin)
頭那
Heyuan (Bendihua)
頭 , 頭那
Zijin (Guzhu Bendihua)
頭那
Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua)
頭 , 頭那
Longchuan (Sidu Bendihua)
頭那
Heping (Linzhai Bendihua)
頭那
Lianping (Zhongxin Bendihua)
頭那
Lianping (Longjie Bendihua)
頭 , 頭那
Wengyuan
頭那
Shaoguan (Qujiang)
頭那
Xinfeng (Matou Bendihua)
頭 , 頭那
Xinfeng (Daxi Bendihua)
頭那 , 頭
Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
頭那
Liannan
頭
Conghua (Lütian)
頭
Jiexi
頭那
Luhe
頭那
Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)
頭那
Changting
頭那
Wuping
頭那
Wuping (Yanqian)
頭那
Wuping (Pingyu)
頭那
Liancheng
頭那
Ninghua
腦殼
Yudu
頭 , 腦蓋 , 腦殼
Ningdu
腦蓋
Ruijin
腦蓋 , 頭那殼
Shicheng
腦蓋 , 腦殼
Shangyou (Shexi)
腦蓋
Tonggu (Sandu)
頭那
Ganzhou (Panlong)
腦蓋
Dayu
腦骨窠
Miaoli (N. Sixian)
頭那
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
頭那
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
頭那
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
頭那
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
頭那
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
頭那
Hong Kong
頭那
Yangxi (Tangkou)
頭
Yangchun (Sanjia)
頭殼
Xinyi (Sihe)
頭
Xinyi (Qianpai)
頭
Gaozhou (Xindong)
頭 , 頭殼
Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)
頭殼
Huazhou (Xin'an)
頭殼
Lianjiang (Shijiao)
頭殼
Lianjiang (Qingping)
頭殼
Mengshan (Xihe)
頭腦
Luchuan
頭殼
Luchuan (Daqiao)
頭
Bobai (Shahe)
頭 , 頭殼
Beiliu (Tang'an)
頭那
Mashan (Pianlian)
頭那
Sabah (Longchuan)
頭那
Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)
頭那
Senai (Huiyang)
頭那
Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)
頭
Singkawang
頭那
Singapore (Meixian)
頭那
Singapore (Dabu)
頭那
Huizhou
Jixi
頭 , 腦殼
Shexian
頭 , 頭腦殼
Jin
Taiyuan
得腦 , 頭 , 腦袋 , 乾骷髏 derogatory , 骷髏 derogatory
Pingyao
得腦
Yangyuan
頭 , 腦袋 , 腦袋瓜兒 , 腦瓜兒
Datong
頭 , 腦袋
Xinzhou
得腦 , 頭 , 腦袋
Lishi
腦袋 , 腦袋瓜兒 , 腦
Linfen
得腦
Changzhi
頭 , 腦袋 , 得腦
Taibus (Baochang)
頭
Linhe
頭 , 腦袋 , 得腦
Jining
頭 , 腦袋
Hohhot
頭 , 腦袋 , 得腦
Baotou
腦袋
Dongsheng
頭
Haibowan
腦袋
Erenhot
頭 , 腦袋 , 腦袋瓜子
Pingshan
頭 , 腦袋瓜兒
Zhangjiakou
頭 , 腦袋
Handan
頭 , 腦袋 , 腦袋瓜子
Linzhou
頭 , 得腦哦
Suide
頭 , 腦
Northern Min
Jian'ou
頭
Jian'ou (Dikou)
頭
Songxi
頭
Zhenghe (Zhenqian)
頭
Jianyang
頭
Wuyishan
腦殼
Pucheng (Shibei)
頭
Eastern Min
Fuzhou
頭 , 頭腦 , 頭首
Lianjiang
頭
Fuqing
頭
Gutian
頭
Pingnan
頭
Fu'an
頭
Ningde
頭子
Xiapu
頭
Shouning
頭
Zhouning
頭
Fuding
頭
Matsu
頭 , 頭首
Southern Min
Xiamen
頭 , 頭殼
Xiamen (Tong'an)
頭殼
Quanzhou
頭 , 頭殼
Jinjiang
頭殼
Hui'an
頭殼
Anxi
頭殼
Yongchun
頭殼
Dehua
頭殼
Zhangzhou
頭 , 頭殼
Zhangzhou (Longhai)
頭殼
Hua'an
頭殼
Pinghe
頭殼
Zhangpu
頭殼
Yunxiao
頭碗
Zhao'an
頭殼
Dongshan
頭
Taipei
頭 , 頭殼
Taipei (Wanhua)
頭殼
New Taipei (Sanxia)
頭 , 頭殼
Kaohsiung
頭 , 頭殼
Yilan
頭 , 頭殼
Changhua (Lukang)
頭 , 頭殼
Taichung
頭殼
Taichung (Wuqi)
頭殼
Tainan
頭 , 頭殼
Taitung
頭殼
Hsinchu
頭殼
Kinmen
頭殼
Penghu (Magong)
頭殼
Penang (Hokkien)
頭 , 頭殼
Singapore (Hokkien)
頭 , 頭殼
Manila (Hokkien)
頭 , 頭殼
Longyan
頭殼
Datian
頭殼
Pingnan (Shangdu)
頭
Chaozhou
頭殼
Shantou
頭殼 , 頭 , 腦殼
Shantou (Chenghai)
頭殼
Shantou (Chaoyang)
頭 , 頭殼
Jieyang
頭 , 頭殼
Lufeng
頭殼
Haifeng
頭 , 頭殼 , 頭殼顱
Bangkok (Teochew)
頭
Johor Bahru (Teochew)
頭
Singapore (Teochew)
頭
Batam (Teochew)
頭
Leizhou
頭 , 頭顱 , 殼升
Wenchang
頭
Haikou
頭顱 , 頭殼
Qionghai
頭 , 頭顱
Puxian Min
Putian
頭
Xianyou
頭
Fuding (Aoyao)
頭殼
Central Min
Yong'an
頭殼 , 頭
Sanyuan
頭殼
Shaxian
頭殼
Zhongshan Min
Shaxi (Longdu)
頭殼
Southern Pinghua
Nanning (Tingzi)
頭 , 頭殼
Nanning (Xinxu)
頭
Northern Pinghua
Guilin (Dahe)
頭
Wu
Shanghai
頭 , 腦袋 , 頭骷顱 , 骷顱頭 often derogatory , 骷郎頭 often derogatory
Shanghai (Chongming)
頭爿
Suzhou
頭 , 骷郎頭 , 六斤四兩
Danyang
頭 , 腦袋瓜 , 頭骷郎
Hangzhou
頭 , 腦頭瓜
Ningbo
骷顱頭 , 骷郎頭 , 頭 , 骷顱頭甏 derogatory , 骷顱頭瓶 derogatory , 六斤四兩 humorous
Wenzhou
頭 , 六斤四 secret
Jinhua
頭 , 葫粒頭 humorous
Xiang
Changsha
腦殼
Xiangxiang
腦殼
Loudi
腦殼
Shuangfeng
腦殼
Jiangyong
腦牯
Quanzhou
腦殼
Dialectal synonyms of
頭 (“(classifier for cows)”)
Variety
Location
Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
頭
Mandarin
Beijing
頭 , 條
Taiwan
頭 , 隻
Tianjin
頭
Tangshan
頭
Cangzhou
頭
Baoding
頭
Shijiazhuang
頭
Chifeng
頭
Hulunbuir (Hailar)
頭
Harbin
頭
Shenyang
頭 , 條
Yantai (Muping)
頭
Qingdao
頭
Jinan
個 , 頭
Luoyang
頭
Zhengzhou
頭
Xi'an
頭
Yinchuan
頭
Lanzhou
頭
Xining
頭
Ürümqi
頭
Wuhan
頭 , 條
Chengdu
頭 , 根 , 條
Chongqing
頭
Guiyang
頭
Kunming
頭
Guilin
頭
Liuzhou
頭
Xuzhou
頭
Yangzhou
頭 , 條
Nanjing
頭 , 條
Hefei
頭 , 條
Nantong
頭
Singapore
頭
Cantonese
Guangzhou
隻 , 頭
Hong Kong
隻
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
隻
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
隻
Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
條
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
條
Macau
隻
Guangzhou (Panyu)
隻
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
隻
Guangzhou (Conghua)
隻
Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
個 , 頭 , 隻 , 條
Foshan
隻
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
隻
Foshan (Shunde)
隻
Foshan (Sanshui)
隻
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
隻
Zhongshan (Shiqi)
隻
Zhuhai (Qianshan)
隻
Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)
隻
Zhuhai (Doumen)
隻 , 個
Jiangmen (Baisha)
個
Jiangmen (Xinhui)
個
Taishan
個 , 條
Kaiping (Chikan)
個
Enping (Niujiang)
個
Heshan (Yayao)
個
Dongguan
隻
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
隻
Yangjiang
個
Nanning
隻
Danzhou
頭
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
隻
Gan
Nanchang
隻 , 條
Lichuan
條
Pingxiang
隻
Hakka
Meixian
條
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
條
Huiyang
條
Dongguan (Qingxi)
條
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
隻
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
條
Wuhua (Shuizhai)
條
Wuhua (Huacheng)
條
Wuhua (Changbu)
條
Wuhua (Mianyang)
條
Heyuan (Bendihua)
條
Wengyuan
條
Liannan
條
Conghua (Lütian)
條
Jiexi
條
Luhe
條
Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)
隻
Changting
隻
Wuping (Yanqian)
隻
Ninghua
頭
Ningdu
隻
Tonggu (Sandu)
隻
Ganzhou (Panlong)
隻
Dayu
隻
Hong Kong
條
Yangxi (Tangkou)
隻
Yangchun (Sanjia)
隻
Xinyi (Sihe)
隻
Xinyi (Qianpai)
隻
Gaozhou (Xindong)
隻
Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)
頭
Huazhou (Xin'an)
隻
Lianjiang (Shijiao)
隻
Lianjiang (Qingping)
隻
Mengshan (Xihe)
條
Luchuan
隻
Sabah (Longchuan)
條
Senai (Huiyang)
條
Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)
頭
Singkawang
條
Huizhou
Jixi
條 , 隻
Shexian
隻
Jin
Taiyuan
頭
Xinzhou
條 , 個
Linhe
頭
Jining
頭
Hohhot
頭
Zhangjiakou
頭
Handan
頭
Northern Min
Jian'ou
頭
Jian'ou (Dikou)
頭
Zhenghe (Zhenqian)
隻
Pucheng (Shibei)
條
Eastern Min
Fuzhou
頭
Fuqing
頭
Southern Min
Xiamen
隻
Quanzhou
隻
Jinjiang
隻
Yongchun
隻
Zhangzhou
隻
Zhao'an
隻
Taipei
隻
New Taipei (Sanxia)
隻
Kaohsiung
隻
Yilan
隻
Changhua (Lukang)
隻
Taichung
隻
Taichung (Wuqi)
隻
Tainan
隻
Taitung
隻
Hsinchu
隻
Kinmen
隻
Penghu (Magong)
隻
Penang (Hokkien)
隻
Singapore (Hokkien)
隻
Manila (Hokkien)
隻
Datian
頭
Chaozhou
隻
Shantou
隻
Shantou (Chenghai)
隻
Haifeng
隻
Bangkok (Teochew)
隻
Johor Bahru (Teochew)
隻
Wenchang
隻
Haikou
隻
Zhongshan Min
Shaxi (Longdu)
個
Wu
Shanghai
隻
Shanghai (Chongming)
隻
Suzhou
隻
Hangzhou
隻
Wenzhou
頭
Jinhua
條 , 隻
Xiang
Changsha
條 , 隻
Shuangfeng
隻
Dialectal synonyms of
口 (“(classifier for pigs)”)
Variety
Location
Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
口 , 頭
Mandarin
Beijing
口
Ulanhot
頭
Tongliao
頭
Chifeng
頭
Bayanhot
口 , 頭
Hulunbuir (Hailar)
頭
Yantai (Muping)
口 , 頭
Jinan
口
Xi'an
頭
Wuhan
口
Chengdu
條 , 根
Guiyang
頭
Guilin
頭
Liuzhou
頭
Xuzhou
頭
Nanjing
口
Singapore
頭
Cantonese
Guangzhou
隻 , 條
Hong Kong
隻
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
隻
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
隻
Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
隻
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
條
Macau
隻
Guangzhou (Panyu)
隻
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
隻
Guangzhou (Conghua)
隻
Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
個
Foshan
隻
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
隻
Foshan (Shunde)
隻
Foshan (Sanshui)
隻
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
隻
Zhongshan (Shiqi)
隻
Zhuhai (Qianshan)
隻
Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)
隻
Zhuhai (Doumen)
隻 , 個
Jiangmen (Baisha)
隻
Jiangmen (Xinhui)
個
Taishan
個 , 隻
Kaiping (Chikan)
個
Enping (Niujiang)
個
Heshan (Yayao)
隻
Dongguan
隻
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
隻
Nanning
隻
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
隻
Hakka
Meixian
條
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
條
Huiyang
條
Dongguan (Qingxi)
條
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
隻
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
條
Heyuan (Bendihua)
條
Wengyuan
條
Liannan
條
Conghua (Lütian)
條 , 隻
Jiexi
條
Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)
隻
Changting
隻
Wuping (Yanqian)
隻
Ninghua
頭
Ningdu
隻
Tonggu (Sandu)
隻
Ganzhou (Panlong)
隻
Dayu
隻
Hong Kong
隻 , 條
Yangxi (Tangkou)
隻
Yangchun (Sanjia)
隻
Xinyi (Sihe)
隻
Xinyi (Qianpai)
隻
Gaozhou (Xindong)
隻
Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)
隻
Huazhou (Xin'an)
隻
Lianjiang (Shijiao)
隻
Lianjiang (Qingping)
隻
Mengshan (Xihe)
條
Luchuan
隻
Senai (Huiyang)
條
Huizhou
Jixi
隻
Jin
Taiyuan
頭
Taibus (Baochang)
頭
Linhe
頭
Jining
頭
Hohhot
口
Baotou
頭
Dongsheng
頭
Haibowan
頭
Eastern Min
Fuzhou
頭
Southern Min
Xiamen
隻
Quanzhou
隻
Jinjiang
隻
Yongchun
隻
Zhangzhou
隻
Penang (Hokkien)
隻
Singapore (Hokkien)
隻
Manila (Hokkien)
隻
Datian
頭
Shantou
隻
Bangkok (Teochew)
隻
Johor Bahru (Teochew)
隻
Leizhou
奇
Haikou
隻
Zhongshan Min
Shaxi (Longdu)
個
Dialectal synonyms of
匹 (“(classifier for horses)”)
Variety
Location
Words
Classical Chinese
匹
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
匹
Mandarin
Beijing
匹 , 隻
Taiwan
匹 , 隻
Yantai (Muping)
匹
Jinan
匹
Luoyang
匹
Wanrong
匹
Xi'an
匹
Xining
匹
Ürümqi
匹
Wuhan
匹
Chengdu
匹
Guiyang
匹
Liuzhou
匹
Xuzhou
匹
Yangzhou
匹
Nanjing
匹
Hefei
匹
Cantonese
Guangzhou
匹 , 隻
Hong Kong
匹 , 隻
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
匹
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
匹
Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
條
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
條
Macau
隻
Guangzhou (Panyu)
隻
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
隻
Guangzhou (Conghua)
隻
Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
條 , 匹
Foshan
隻
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
隻
Foshan (Shunde)
隻
Foshan (Sanshui)
隻
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
匹
Zhongshan (Shiqi)
隻
Zhuhai (Qianshan)
隻
Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)
隻
Zhuhai (Doumen)
匹 , 個
Jiangmen (Baisha)
隻
Jiangmen (Xinhui)
個
Taishan
個
Kaiping (Chikan)
個
Enping (Niujiang)
個
Heshan (Yayao)
隻
Dongguan
隻
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
隻
Yangjiang
匹
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
匹
Gan
Nanchang
隻
Lichuan
隻
Pingxiang
匹
Hakka
Meixian
條
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
條
Dongguan (Qingxi)
條
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
條
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
條
Conghua (Lütian)
條 , 匹
Yudu
匹
Hong Kong
隻
Senai (Huiyang)
條
Singkawang
條
Jin
Taiyuan
匹
Xinzhou
匹
Northern Min
Jian'ou
頭 , 匹
Songxi
頭
Zhenghe
頭
Jianyang
頭
Wuyishan
頭
Pucheng (Shibei)
條
Eastern Min
Fuzhou
頭 , 匹
Changle
頭
Fuqing
頭
Yongtai
頭
Gutian
頭
Fu'an
頭
Ningde
頭
Shouning
頭
Zhouning
頭
Fuding
頭
Southern Min
Xiamen
隻
Xiamen (Tong'an)
隻
Quanzhou
隻
Jinjiang
隻
Yongchun
隻
Tainan
匹
Manila (Hokkien)
隻
Datian
頭
Chaozhou
隻
Shantou
隻
Shantou (Chenghai)
隻
Haifeng
隻
Bangkok (Teochew)
隻 , 匹
Johor Bahru (Teochew)
隻
Puxian Min
Putian
頭
Zhongshan Min
Shaxi (Longdu)
匹
Southern Pinghua
Nanning (Tingzi)
匹
Wu
Shanghai
匹
Suzhou
隻
Danyang
匹
Ningbo
匹
Wenzhou
頭
Jinhua
匹
Xiang
Changsha
匹 , 隻
Loudi
匹
Shuangfeng
隻
Dialectal synonyms of
隻 (“(classifier for chickens)”)
Dialectal synonyms of
條 (“(classifier for fish)”)
Variety
Location
Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
條 , 尾
Mandarin
Beijing
條
Taiwan
條 , 尾
Ulanhot
條
Tongliao
條
Chifeng
條
Bayanhot
條
Hulunbuir (Hailar)
條
Jinan
條
Wanrong
條
Xi'an
條
Wuhan
條
Chengdu
條 , 根
Guilin
條
Yangzhou
條
Nanjing
條
Hefei
條
Malaysia
條
Singapore
條
Cantonese
Guangzhou
條 , 蔸
Hong Kong
條
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
條
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
條
Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
條
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
條
Macau
條
Guangzhou (Panyu)
條
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
條
Guangzhou (Conghua)
條
Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
條
Foshan
條
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
條
Foshan (Shunde)
條
Foshan (Sanshui)
條
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
條
Zhongshan (Shiqi)
條
Zhuhai (Qianshan)
條
Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)
條
Zhuhai (Doumen)
條
Jiangmen (Baisha)
條
Jiangmen (Xinhui)
條
Taishan
條
Kaiping (Chikan)
條
Enping (Niujiang)
條
Heshan (Yayao)
條
Dongguan
條
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
條
Yangjiang
條
Danzhou
頭
Sanya (Yanglan Maihua)
隻
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
條
Gan
Nanchang
隻
Lichuan
條
Pingxiang
隻
Hakka
Meixian
條
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
條
Dongguan (Qingxi)
條
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
條
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
條
Heyuan (Bendihua)
條
Wengyuan
條
Liannan
條
Conghua (Lütian)
條
Jiexi
條
Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)
尾
Changting
隻
Wuping (Yanqian)
隻
Ninghua
枚
Yudu
隻
Ningdu
隻
Shangyou (Shexi)
隻
Tonggu (Sandu)
條
Ganzhou (Panlong)
隻
Dayu
隻
Miaoli (N. Sixian)
尾
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
尾
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
尾
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
尾
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
尾
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
尾
Hong Kong
條
Mengshan (Xihe)
條
Luchuan
條
Senai (Huiyang)
條
Huizhou
Jixi
條 , 隻
Jin
Taiyuan
條
Xinzhou
條
Taibus (Baochang)
條
Linhe
條
Jining
條
Hohhot
條
Baotou
條
Dongsheng
條
Haibowan
條
Northern Min
Jian'ou
頭 , 條
Jian'ou (Dikou)
頭
Songxi
尾
Zhenghe
尾
Zhenghe (Zhenqian)
枚
Jianyang
擺
Wuyishan
頭
Pucheng (Shibei)
行 , 枚
Eastern Min
Fuzhou
頭
Changle
頭
Fuqing
尾
Yongtai
頭
Gutian
頭
Fu'an
頭
Ningde
頭
Shouning
尾
Zhouning
頭
Fuding
尾
Southern Min
Xiamen
尾
Xiamen (Tong'an)
尾
Quanzhou
尾
Jinjiang
尾
Yongchun
尾
Zhangzhou
尾
Zhangpu
尾
Kaohsiung
尾
Yilan
尾
Changhua (Lukang)
尾
Taichung
尾
Taichung (Wuqi)
尾
Tainan
尾
Taitung
尾
Hsinchu
尾
Penghu (Magong)
尾
Penang (Hokkien)
尾 , 隻
Singapore (Hokkien)
尾
Manila (Hokkien)
尾 , 隻
Datian
尾
Pingnan (Shangdu)
尾
Chaozhou
尾
Shantou
尾
Shantou (Chenghai)
尾
Jieyang
尾
Haifeng
尾
Bangkok (Teochew)
尾
Johor Bahru (Teochew)
尾
Pontianak (Teochew)
條
Leizhou
條
Wenchang
個
Haikou
隻
Qionghai
隻
Zhongshan Min
Shaxi (Longdu)
條
Southern Pinghua
Nanning (Tingzi)
條
Wu
Shanghai (Chongming)
條
Suzhou
條
Wenzhou
頭 , 條
Xiang
Changsha
條 , 隻
Shuangfeng
條 , 隻
Dialectal synonyms of
朵 (“(classifier for flowers)”)
Variety
Location
Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
朵
Mandarin
Beijing
朵 , 朵兒
Taiwan
朵
Ulanhot
朵
Tongliao
朵
Chifeng
朵
Bayanhot
朵
Hulunbuir (Hailar)
朵
Yantai (Muping)
朵兒
Jinan
朵
Luoyang
朵兒
Wanrong
朵
Xi'an
朵
Yinchuan
朵
Lanzhou
朵
Xining
朵
Ürümqi
朵
Wuhan
朵
Chengdu
朵
Guiyang
朵
Guilin
朵
Liuzhou
朵
Xuzhou
朵 , 朵子 , 朵兒
Yangzhou
朵
Nanjing
朵
Hefei
朵
Singapore
朵
Cantonese
Guangzhou
朵
Hong Kong
朵
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
朵
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
朵
Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
朵
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
朵
Macau
朵
Guangzhou (Panyu)
朵
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
朵
Guangzhou (Conghua)
朵
Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
頂
Foshan
朵
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
朵
Foshan (Shunde)
朵
Foshan (Sanshui)
朵
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
朵
Zhongshan (Shiqi)
朵
Zhuhai (Qianshan)
朵
Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)
朵
Zhuhai (Doumen)
朵
Jiangmen (Baisha)
朵
Jiangmen (Xinhui)
朵
Taishan
朵
Kaiping (Chikan)
督
Enping (Niujiang)
朵
Heshan (Yayao)
朵
Dongguan
頂
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
頂
Yangjiang
朵
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
朵
Gan
Nanchang
朵
Lichuan
雕
Pingxiang
朵
Hakka
Meixian
朵
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
朵
Dongguan (Qingxi)
頂
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
朵
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
朵
Heyuan (Bendihua)
朵
Liannan
朵
Conghua (Lütian)
朵
Jiexi
枝
Changting
朵
Ninghua
朵
Yudu
朵
Miaoli (N. Sixian)
蕊
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
蕊
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
蕊
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
蕊
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
蕊
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
蕊
Hong Kong
朵
Luchuan
朵
Senai (Huiyang)
朵
Huizhou
Jixi
朵
Jin
Taiyuan
朵
Xinzhou
朵
Taibus (Baochang)
朵
Linhe
朵
Jining
朵
Hohhot
朵
Baotou
朵
Dongsheng
朵
Haibowan
朵
Northern Min
Jian'ou
頭
Songxi
頭
Zhenghe
頭
Jianyang
頭
Wuyishan
朵
Pucheng (Shibei)
頭
Eastern Min
Fuzhou
菩
Changle
菩
Fuqing
菩
Yongtai
菩
Gutian
菩 , 朵
Fu'an
菩
Ningde
菩
Shouning
菩
Zhouning
菩 , 蓬
Fuding
菩
Matsu
菩
Southern Min
Xiamen
蕊 , 葩
Quanzhou
蕊 , 葩
Yongchun
蕊
Zhangzhou
蕊
Taipei
蕊
New Taipei (Sanxia)
蕊
Kaohsiung
蕊
Yilan
蕊
Changhua (Lukang)
蕊
Taichung
蕊
Taichung (Wuqi)
蕊
Tainan
蕊
Taitung
蕊
Hsinchu
蕊
Kinmen
蕊
Penghu (Magong)
蕊
Manila (Hokkien)
蕊
Longyan
葩
Zhangping (Yongfu)
葩
Datian
菩
Pingnan (Shangdu)
蕊
Chaozhou
蕊
Jieyang
葩
Haifeng
葩
Johor Bahru (Teochew)
蕊
Wenchang
葩
Puxian Min
Putian
菩
Zhongshan Min
Shaxi (Longdu)
朵
Southern Pinghua
Nanning (Tingzi)
朵
Wu
Shanghai
朵
Shanghai (Chongming)
朵
Suzhou
朵
Danyang
朵
Hangzhou
朵
Ningbo
朵
Wenzhou
朵
Jinhua
朵
Xiang
Changsha
朵
Loudi
爪
Shuangfeng
爪
Pronunciation 2
Mandarin
(Standard )
(Pinyin ) : tou (tou5 / tou0 )
(Zhuyin ) : ˙ㄊㄡ
(Chengdu , Sichuanese Pinyin ) : tou2
Cantonese
(Guangzhou –Hong Kong , Jyutping ) : tau4 , tau4-2
(Taishan , Wiktionary ) : heu3 , heu4
Gan (Wiktionary ) : teu / teu2
Hakka
(Sixian , PFS ) : thèu
(Meixian , Guangdong ) : têu2
Jin (Wiktionary ) : tou2
Northern Min (KCR ) : tê
Eastern Min (BUC ) : tàu
Southern Min
(Hokkien , POJ ) : thâu / thô͘ / thiô / thô
(Teochew , Peng'im ) : tao5
Wu (Wugniu )
Xiang (Changsha , Wiktionary ) : dou
Mandarin
Cantonese
Gan
Hakka
Jin
Northern Min
Eastern Min
Southern Min
(Hokkien : Xiamen , Quanzhou , Zhangzhou , Taipei , Kaohsiung , Tainan , Taichung , Hsinchu , Lukang , Sanxia , Yilan , Kinmen , Magong , Penang , Singapore )
(Hokkien : Xiamen , Zhangzhou , Yilan , Kinmen , Magong )
(Hokkien : Quanzhou , Taipei , Kaohsiung , Tainan , Lukang , Sanxia , Hsinchu )
(Hokkien : Taipei , Kaohsiung , Tainan , Lukang , Sanxia , Yilan , Taichung )
Note :
thâu - vernacular;
thô͘/thiô - literary;
thô - only used in 饅頭 .
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
頭
Reading #
1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
tóu
Middle Chinese
‹ duw ›
Old Chinese
/*ˁo/
English
head
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
頭
Reading #
1/1
No.
2465
Phonetic component
豆
Rime group
侯
Rime subdivision
0
Corresponding MC rime
頭
Old Chinese
/*doː/
Definitions
頭
Suffix that forms nouns.
Added to a noun.
罐頭 / 罐头 ― guàntou ― can; tin
石頭 / 石头 ― shítou ― rock
Added to a locative word.
裡頭 / 里头 ― lǐtou ― inside
前頭 / 前头 ― qiántou ― front
Added to a verb to form an abstract noun.
念頭 / 念头 ― niàntou ― thought; idea
Added to an adjective to form an abstract noun.
甜頭 / 甜头 ― tiántou ― sweet taste; benefit
Compounds
Descendants
Others :
→ ? Proto-Tai: *truǝᴬ ( “ head ” )
→ Proto-Tai:
References
Japanese
Kanji
頭
(grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji )
head
counter for large animals
Readings
Go-on : ず ( zu , Jōyō ) ←づ ( du , historical )
Kan-on : とう ( tō , Jōyō ) ←とう ( tou , historical )
Tō-on : じゅう ( jū ) ←ぢゆう ( dyuu , historical )
Kan’yō-on : と ( to , Jōyō † )
Kun : あたま ( atama , 頭 , Jōyō ) ; かしら ( kashira , 頭 , Jōyō ) ; かぶり ( kaburi , 頭 ) ; こうべ ( kōbe , 頭 ) ←かうべ ( kaube , 頭 , historical ) ; かみ ( kami , 頭 ) ; ほとり ( hotori , 頭 )
Nanori : かぶ ( kabu ) ; かぶし ( kabushi ) ; かみ ( kami ) ; ちゃん ( chan ) ; つぶり ( tsuburi ) ; つむ ( tsumu ) ; つむり ( tsumuri ) ; づ ( zu ) ; どたま ( dotama )
Compounds
Compounds
頭( とう ) 蓋( がい ) 骨( こつ ) ( tōgaikotsu , “ skull , cranium ” )
頭( とう ) 角( かく ) ( tōkaku , “ distinguishing oneself ” )
頭( ず ) 脳( のう ) ( zunō , “ brain (intellect)” )
若( わか ) 頭( がしら ) ( wakagashira , “ underboss ” )
頭( とう ) 領( りょう ) ( tōryō , “ head , chief ” )
饅( まん ) 頭( じゅう ) ( manjū , “ manjū ” , a type of bun typically with bean paste filling )
頭( ふ ) 垢( け ) ( fuke , “ dandruff ” )
頭( ず ) 痛( つう ) ( zutsū , “ headache ” )
Etymology 1
Probably from Old Japanese . First cited in the ten-volume Wamyō Ruijushō of 934 CE .
Unknown derivation. Theories include:
Compound of 天 玉 ( a tama , literally “heaven , sky + ball ”) . This is problematic phonetically, as 天 appears historically as ama or ame , not as just a
Compound of 当て 間 ( ate ma , literally “putting something in contact + space , gap ”) , referring to the head as a moxibustion point. This is also problematic phonetically, as the shift from ate to ata necessitates a change in meaning of the underlying verb. This is also problematic semantically, as the 間 ( ma ) term refers more specifically to a gap or space .
Compound of 貴 間 ( ate ma , literally “noble + space”) , referring to the most important part of the body. However, the use of 間 ( ma ) in this way is again problematic. Moreover, 貴 ( ate , “ noble ” ) appears in The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter dating to the 900s CE, while 頭 (atama ) with a sense of fontanelle appears in the Wamyō Ruijushō dated 938 CE, leaving insufficient time for either the semantic or phonetic drift required.
Historically, this term first appears with a sense of fontanelle , in reference to the soft place on the top of an infant's head where the bones of the skull have not yet fused. As such, a more likely derivation might be as a compound of 当た ( ata , “ not quite touching, not quite in contact ” , possibly a fossilized 未然形 ( mizenkei , “ incomplete form ” ) of classical verb 当つ ( atsu ) , root of modern 当たる ( ataru , “ to touch, to come into contact ” ) ) + 間 ( ma , “ space, gap, opening ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
頭( あたま ) • (atama )
head (body part)
Synonym: ( dialectal, Kagoshima ) びんた
頭( あたま ) が 痛( いた ) い。 Atama ga itai.My head hurts.
( anatomy , archaic , possibly obsolete ) the fontanelle part of the skull
Idioms
Further reading
Etymology 2
From Old Japanese . Found as a standalone noun in the Man'yōshū , completed some time after 759 CE, and as a counter in the Kojiki , dating to 712 CE.
Pronunciation
The pitch accent for the counter depends on the preceding noun.
Counter
頭( かしら ) • (-kashira )
a head , as when counting people , or cattle or other livestock
Noun
頭( かしら ) • (kashira )
頭 : the head as a whole
頭 : boss , leader
頭 : top part of a Chinese character
頭 , 首 : the head of a doll
Derived terms
Derived terms
Radical names containing 頭:
網( あみ ) 頭( がしら ) ( ami-gashira , “ top 'net' radical ” )
糸( いと ) 頭( がしら ) ( ito-gashira , “ top 'thread' radical ” )
老( おい ) 頭( がしら ) ( oi-gashira , “ top 'old' radical ” )
髪( かみ ) 頭( がしら ) ( kami-gashira , “ top 'hair' radical ” )
彑( けい ) 頭( がしら ) ( kei-gashira , “ top 'pig's head' radical ” )
虎( とら ) 頭( がしら ) ( tora-gashira , “ top 'tiger' radical ” )
冬( ふゆ ) 頭( がしら ) ( fuyu-gashira , “ top 'winter' radical ” )
八( はち ) 頭( がしら ) ( hachi-gashira , “ top 'eight' radical ” )
発( はつ ) 頭( がしら ) ( hatsu-gashira , “ top 'dotted tent' radical ” )
人( ひと ) 頭( がしら ) ( hito-gashira , “ top 'person' radical ” )
Etymology 3
Cognate with and shift in meaning from かぶり ( kaburi , “ covering; hat, crown ” ) , spelled in kanji as 被り or 冠 .
Pronunciation
Noun
頭( かぶり ) • (kaburi )
head
Idioms
Etymology 4
Cognate with 株( かぶ ) ( kabu , “ stump; root ” ) , from a general sense of lump .
Pronunciation
Noun
頭( かぶ ) • (kabu )
( obsolete ) head
Derived terms
Derived terms
傾( かぶ ) く ( kabuku , “ to tilt one's head; to dress or act in a strange or eccentric way to attract one's attention; to perform kabuki ” )
Etymology 5
Cognate with 粒 ( tsubu , “ round thing ” , such as a grain) , 禿ぶ ( tsubu , “ to go bald ” , from the idea of one's head becoming round ) , 円ら ( tsubura , “ round ” , adjective) , 潰れる ( tsubureru , “ to become rounded, as from wear and tear, or from crushing ” ) .
Some sources derive this as a shift from 円ら ( tsubura , “ round ” , adjective) . However, the phonology and semantics for this do not fit (changing /a/ to /i/ , and repurposing the adjectivizing suffix ら to instead form a noun). The modern verb tsubureru had the form tsuburu in older stages of the language. The tsuburi reading for 頭 may more likely represent a nominalization derived from this older verb, following normal patterns for creating nouns from verbs.
Compare Okinawan ちぶる ( chiburu , “ head ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
頭( つぶり ) • (tsuburi )
head
Etymology 6
From tsuburi above. Bilabial plosive /b/ becomes bilabial nasal /m/ .
Pronunciation
Noun
頭( つむり ) • (tsumuri )
head
hair of the head
Etymology 7
Shortened from tsumuri above.
Pronunciation
Noun
頭( つむ ) • (tsumu )
head
Derived terms
Etymology 8
/kamipe/ → /kampe/ → /kaube/ → /kɔːbe/ → /koːbe/
Compound of either 上 ( kami , “ upper ” ) or 髪 ( kami , “ hair ” ) (likely cognates ) with the suffix 方 ( pe , “ location, direction ” ) .
Alternatively, may be an alteration from 頭 ( kabu , “ head ” ) + 上 ( ue , “ up ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
頭( こうべ ) • (kōbe ) ←かうべ ( kaube ) ?
head
Derived terms
Etymology 9
Contraction of ど ( do- , “ super- ” , often used ironically as a derogatory prefix ) + 頭 ( atama , “ head ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
頭( どたま ) • (dotama )
( derogatory ) head
Usage notes
Often spelled in hiragana, as どたま .
Etymology 10
/du/ → /d͡zu/ → /zu/
From Middle Chinese 頭 (MC duw ). The goon reading, so likely an earlier borrowing.
Pronunciation
Noun
頭( ず ) • (zu ) ←づ ( du ) ?
head
Usage notes
This reading is more often found in compounds, such as 頭痛 ( zutsū , “ a headache ” ) .
Idioms
Etymology 11
From Middle Chinese 頭 (MC duw ). The kan'on reading, so likely a later borrowing. The shift from initial /d/ to voiceless /t/ is due to influence or reborrowing from a later stage of the Chinese language. Compare modern Mandarin reading tóu , Cantonese tau4 , Min Nan tao5 .
Pronunciation
Counter
頭( とう ) • (-tō )
counter for certain relatively large animals, or for livestock animals ; "head "
合( あ ) わせて 1300( せんさんびゃく ) 頭( とう ) 余( あま ) りが出( しゅっ ) 荷( か ) され、全( ぜん ) 国( こく ) 各( かく ) 地( ち ) に流( りゅう ) 通( つう ) した。Awasete sensanbyaku tō amari ga shukka sare, zenkoku kakuchi ni ryūtsū shita. Altogether over 1300 head of cattle have been distributed throughout the country.
三( さん ) 頭( とう ) の北( ホッ ) 極( キョク ) 熊( グマ ) santō no Hokkyokuguma three polar bears
一( いっ ) 頭( とう ) の羊( ヒツジ ) ittō no hitsuji one sheep
counter for insects (used only in biology)
See also
Noun
頭( とう ) • (tō )
head
Derived terms
References
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Shōgaku Tosho (1988 ) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition) ] (in Japanese), Tōkyō : Shogakukan , →ISBN
↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 Matsumura, Akira , editor (2006 ), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō : Sanseidō , →ISBN
↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute , editor (1998 ), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary ] (in Japanese), Tōkyō : NHK Publishing , →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira (1995 ) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō : Shogakukan , →ISBN
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 頭 (MC duw ).
Pronunciation
Hanja
Wikisource
頭 (eumhun 머리 두 ( meori du ) )
Hanja form? of 두 ( “ head ” ) .
Compounds
References
국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典 .
Northern Amami-Oshima
Kanji
頭
(grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji )
Etymology
Cognate with mainland Japanese 頭 ( tsuburi ) , dialectal 頭 ( tsuburo ) , itself probably a compound of 粒 ( tsubu , “ round thing, such as a grain ” ) + ろ ( ro , suffix indicating a state or condition) .
Noun
頭( つぃぶる ) (cïburu )
head
Oki-No-Erabu
Kanji
頭
(grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji )
Etymology
Cognate with mainland Japanese 頭 ( tsuburi ) , dialectal 頭 ( tsuburo ) , itself probably a compound of 粒 ( tsubu , “ round thing, such as a grain ” ) + ろ ( ro , suffix indicating a state or condition) .
Noun
頭( ちぶる ) (chiburu )
head
an intelligent person
Okinawan
Kanji
頭
(grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji )
Etymology
Cognate with mainland Japanese 頭 ( tsuburi ) , dialectal 頭 ( tsuburo ) , itself probably a compound of 粒 ( tsubu , “ round thing, such as a grain ” ) + ろ ( ro , suffix indicating a state or condition) .
Noun
頭( ちぶる ) (chiburu )
head
an intelligent person
Derived terms
Southern Amami-Oshima
Kanji
頭
(grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji )
Etymology
Cognate with mainland Japanese 頭 ( tsuburi ) , dialectal 頭 ( tsuburo ) , itself probably a compound of 粒 ( tsubu , “ round thing, such as a grain ” ) + ろ ( ro , suffix indicating a state or condition) .
Noun
頭( つぃぶる ) (cïburu )
head
Vietnamese
Han character
頭 : Hán Nôm readings: đầu
( anatomy ) a head
Synonym: trốc
Yaeyama
Kanji
頭
(grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji )
Etymology
Cognate with mainland Japanese 頭 ( tsuburi ) , dialectal 頭 ( tsuburo ) , itself probably a compound of 粒 ( tsubu , “ round thing, such as a grain ” ) + ろ ( ro , suffix indicating a state or condition) .
Noun
頭( つぶり ) or 頭( つぃぶる ) or 頭( つぃぶるぃ ) (tsuburi or tsïburu or tsïburwi )
head
Yoron
Kanji
頭
(grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji )
Etymology
Cognate with mainland Japanese 頭 ( tsuburi ) , dialectal 頭 ( tsuburo ) , itself probably a compound of 粒 ( tsubu , “ round thing, such as a grain ” ) + ろ ( ro , suffix indicating a state or condition) .
Noun
頭( ちぶる ) (chiburu )
head
an intelligent person