點頭

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See also: 点头 and 点頭

Chinese

point; dot; (decimal) point
point; dot; (decimal) point; o'clock; (measure word)
 
head; (noun suffix)
trad. (點頭)
simp. (点头)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (5) (7)
Final () (157) (137)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () IV I
Fanqie
Baxter temX duw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/temX/ /dəu/
Pan
Wuyun
/temX/ /dəu/
Shao
Rongfen
/tɛmX/ /dəu/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/tɛmX/ /dəw/
Li
Rong
/temX/ /du/
Wang
Li
/tiemX/ /dəu/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/tiemX/ /dʱə̯u/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
diǎn tóu
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
dim2 tau4

Verb

點頭

  1. (literally) to nod (one's head)
    • 紗窓嬌態低聲相思金釵點頭
      From: 《佳人》 ("Beautiful Girl"), Kim Byeong'yeon (金炳淵), c. 1830
      Dae wol sachang nong mi hyu, ban ham gyotae ban ham su. Jeoseong am mun sangsa bu, su jeong geumchae so jeomdu.
      As we faced the moonlit window, we did not cease our tryst. She was half flirtatious and half shy. Under my breath, I asked if she would miss me. Her hand fixing her gold hairpin, she smiled and nodded yes.
  2. (figuratively) to agree; to consent; to approve

Synonyms

  • (to nod):
  • (to agree):

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of to agree):

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (點頭):
  • Japanese: 点頭(てんとう) (tentō)
  • Korean: 점두(點頭) (jeomdu)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
てん
Hyōgai
とう
Grade: 2
on'yomi kan'on
For pronunciation and definitions of 點頭 – see the following entry.
点頭てんとう
to nod one's head
to consent; to agree
(This term, 點頭, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)