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]
Loading...
Loading mnemonics…
suffix for nouns
Loading...
Loading mnemonics…

How to pronounce 頭

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.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ ou2 final

In the outhouse’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
= t initial

T is for Tecumseh, leader of the Shawnee.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ ou5 final

On the outhouse’s roof.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

頭 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
dòu = d + ou4
variant of 豆[dou4]
Loading...
Loading mnemonics…
dòu = d + ou4
bean / pea / CL:棵[ke1],粒[li4] / sacrificial vessel
Loading...
Loading mnemonics…
xié = xi + e2
head
Loading...
Loading mnemonics…
= y + e4
page / leaf
Loading...
Loading mnemonics…

Characters with 頭 as component

頭 is not used as a component in another character.
Loading...

Words with 頭

show 853 more
(film and TV) blooper
(coll.) to feel as though one's head could explode (Tw)

Sentences with 頭

頭 currently does not appear in any sentence.

Want to remember 頭 for good?

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

2 translations

Comments
There aren't any comments yet.

Prompt snippets

No snippets yet.