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Trad. 頭
- 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]
Trad. 木頭
- slow-witted
- blockhead
- log (of wood, timber etc)
- CL:塊|块[kuai4],根[gen1]
Trad. 槓頭
- (old) chief coffin bearer
- (fig.) argumentative person
- a kind of bread made with a dough flattened using a rolling pin 槓子|杠子[gang4 zi5]
Trad. 下頭
- (slang) (of a person or manner) off-putting
- (slang) to feel put off
Trad. 抬頭
- to raise one's head; to look up
- (fig.) to begin to emerge; to show signs of growth
- (commerce) account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc
Trad. 頭七
- the 7th day after a person's death
- the first 7-day period after a person's death
Trad. 頭份
- Toufen town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
Trad. 齊頭
- at the same time
- simultaneously
- (when stating a quantity that is a round number) exactly
Trad. 頭位
- (car racing) pole position
- (obstetrics) cephalic presentation (i.e. head-first birth)
Trad. 年頭
- start of the year
- whole year
- a particular year
- period
- days
- epoch
- a year's harvest
Trad. 上頭
- (of alcohol, love etc) to go to one's head; (of an idea, a song etc) to get into one's head; to capture one's attention
- (old) (of a girl on her wedding day) to start wearing one's hair in a bun (rather than a plait)
Trad. 上頭
- the top; the upper part; (its) surface
- the authorities; those in charge; the higher-ups
Trad. 人頭
- person
- number of people
- (per) capita
- (a person's) head
- (Tw) person whose identity is used by sb else (e.g. to create a bogus account)
Trad. 頭回
- for the first time
- on the previous occasion
- last time (something occurred)
Trad. 頭大
- to have a big head
- (fig.) to get a headache
- one's head is swimming
Trad. 袁頭
- silver coin from the early days of the Republic of China (1912-1949) bearing the head of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯[Yuan2 Shi4 kai3]
Trad. 重頭
- anew
- from the beginning
- (in poetry and song) repetition of a melody or rhythm
Trad. 頭家
- organizer of a gambling party who takes a cut of the winnings
- banker (gambling)
- preceding player (in a game)
- (dialect) boss
- proprietor
Trad. 頭屋
- Touwu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
Trad. 抱頭
- to put one's hands behind one's head, fingers interlaced
- to hold one's head in one's hands (in dismay, fright etc)
- to cover one's head with one's hands (for protection)
Trad. 頭巾
- cloth head covering worn by men in ancient times
- headscarf (typically worn by women)
- kerchief
- turban
Trad. 探頭
- to stick one's head out (from behind sth); to pop one's head in (through a window etc)
- probe; sensor
Trad. 埋頭
- to immerse oneself in
- engrossed in sth
- to lower the head (e.g. to avoid rain)
- countersunk (of screws, rivets etc)
Trad. 牛頭
- Ox-Head, one of the two guardians of the underworld in Chinese mythology
Trad. 個頭
- (coll.) my ass!; yeah, right! (used to mock a claim sb just made, as in 專家個頭|专家个头[zhuan1 jia1 ge5 tou2] "expert", my ass!)
Trad. 過頭
- to overdo it
- to overstep the limit
- excessively
- above one's head
- overhead
Trad. 盤頭
- to coil hair into a bun
- hair worn in bun
- turban
- hair ornament
- to interrogate
Trad. 頭條
- Toutiao, personalized content recommendation app (abbr. for 今日頭條|今日头条[Jin1 ri4 Tou2 tiao2])
Trad. 菜頭
- (Tw) radish, esp. white radish 白蘿蔔|白萝卜[bai2 luo2 bo5]
- CL:根[gen1]
Trad. 頭湯
- first bouillon, a broth made with ingredients that may later be reboiled to make a second bouillon 二湯|二汤[er4 tang1]
Trad. 喚頭
- percussion instrument used by street peddlers, barbers etc to attract attention
Trad. 頭牌
- tablet announcing the name of leading actor in a theatrical production
- by extension, the lead role
Trad. 撓頭
- tricky
- problematic
- difficult
- to scratch one's head (in puzzlement)
Trad. 爆頭
- (neologism) (slang) (often used in video gaming) to shoot sb in the head
- headshot
Trad. 燈頭
- electric light socket
- burner (component of a kerosene lamp)
- light (as a countable item, e.g. number of lights fitted in a house)
Trad. 丫頭
- girl
- servant girl
- (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment)