How is 头 pronounced?

头 is pronounced “tóu” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 头?

头 belongs to HSK 2 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 头?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 头 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 2nounmeasure word

头

Traditional: 頭

tóu

头 (tóu) means “head; hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub; remnant; chief; boss; side; aspect; first; leading; classifier for pigs or livestock”. It is an HSK 2 Chinese character (traditional 頭) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Measure word: 个

Stroke order

Practice writing

Example

我头有点疼。

Wǒ tóu yǒudiǎn téng.

My head hurts a little.

Words containing 头

头发tóu fahair (on the head)骨头gǔ toubone; moral character; bitterness; Taiwan pr. [gú tou]馒头mán tousteamed roll; steamed bun; steamed bread 木头mù touslow-witted; blockhead; log (of wood, timber etc)石头shí toustone 镜头jìng tóucamera lens; camera shot (in a movie etc); scene 口头kǒu tóuoral; verbal 码头mǎ toudock; pier; wharf 拳头quán toufist; (of a product, service, project etc) flagship; key; core 舌头shé toutongue; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information 水龙头shuǐ lóng tóufaucet; tap 枕头zhěn toupillow

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Frequently asked questions

What does 头 mean?: 头 (tóu) means “head; hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub; remnant; chief; boss; side; aspect; first; leading; classifier for pigs or livestock”. It is an HSK 2 word.
How is 头 pronounced?: 头 is pronounced “tóu” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 头?: 头 belongs to HSK 2 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 头?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 头 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-07-18