tóu = t + ou2
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]
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suffix for nouns
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How to pronounce 头

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= t initial

T is for Tecumseh, leader of the Shawnee.

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+ ou2 final

In the outhouse’s kitchen.

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= t initial

T is for Tecumseh, leader of the Shawnee.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ ou5 final

On the outhouse’s roof.

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头 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
Character component without intrinsic meaning
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dài = d + ai4
see 大夫[dai4 fu5]
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= d + a4
big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]) / greatly; freely; fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
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Characters with 头 as component

mǎi = m + ai3
to buy / to purchase
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mài = m + ai4
to sell / to betray / to spare no effort / to show off or flaunt
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shí = sh + Ø2
real / true / honest / really / solid / fruit / seed / definitely
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Words with 头

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let's talk about the unpleasant things first; let's be frank
leading figure; bigwig

Sentences with 头

wáng
 
 
tiān
shàng
xià
lái
le
lǎo
tóu
zi

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Make it your learning target and MandarinBanana works out the shortest route to it: the two sounds its syllable is built from, then the components of the character itself, one short step at a time. No account needed to start.

tóu / tou

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