出頭

to get out of a predicament / to stick out / to take the initiative / remaining odd fraction after a division / a little more than

to go out / to come out / to occur / to produce / to go beyond / to rise / to put forth / to happen / (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) / classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc

variant of 出[chu1] (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels)

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]

suffix for nouns

to stand out (among a group) / distinguished

lit. rafters that jut out rot first (idiom) / fig. anyone who makes himself conspicuous will be targeted for attack

to break clear of all the troubles and hardships / to achieve success / to make it

the shot hits the bird that pokes its head out (idiom) / nonconformity gets punished