| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 愛丁堡廣場碼頭 | 爱丁堡广场码头 | ài dīng bǎo Guǎng chǎng mǎ tóu | Edinburgh Place Ferry Pier |
| 案頭 | 案头 | àn tóu | on one's desk |
| 把頭 | 把头 | bǎ tóu | labor contractor; gangmaster |
| 白頭 | 白头 | bái tóu | hoary head; old age |
| 白頭翁 | 白头翁 | bái tóu wēng | root of Chinese pulsatilla; Chinese bulbul |
| 白頭諧老 | 白头谐老 | bái tóu xié lǎo | live to ripe old age in conjugal bliss; remain a devoted couple to the end of their lives |
| 百尺杆頭更盡一步 | 百尺杆头更尽一步 | bǎi chǐ gān tóu gèng jìn yī bù | make still further progress |
| 敗子回頭 | 败子回头 | bài zǐ huí tóu | return of the prodigal son |
| 包頭 | 包头 | Bāo tóu | (N) Baotou (city in Inner Mongolia) |
| 包頭市 | 包头市 | Bāo tóu shì | Baotou |
| 報頭 | 报头 | bào tóu | masthead (of a newspaper, etc.); nameplate |
| 抱頭鼠竄 | 抱头鼠窜 | bào tóu shǔ cuàn | cover the head and sneak away like a rat; scurry off like a frightened rat |
| 抱頭痛哭 | 抱头痛哭 | bào tóu tòng kū | cry on each other's shoulder |
| 奔頭兒 | 奔头儿 | bèn tóu er | something to strive for; prospect |
| 筆頭 | 笔头 | bǐ tóu | ability to write; writing skill; written; in written form |
| 變焦距鏡頭 | 变焦距镜头 | biàn jiāo jù jìng tóu | zoom lens |
| 捕頭 | 捕头 | bǔ tóu | constable |
| 不摸頭 | 不摸头 | bù mō tóu | not acquainted with the situation; not up on things |
| 插頭 | 插头 | chā tóu | plug |
| 吃苦頭 | 吃苦头 | chī kǔ tou | suffer |
| 出風頭 | 出风头 | chū fēng tou | to create a stir; to enjoy the limelight |
| 鋤頭 | 锄头 | chú tóu | hoe |
| 詞頭 | 词头 | cí tóu | prefix |
| 從頭 | 从头 | cóng tóu | (adv) anew; de novo |
| 從頭到腳 | 从头到脚 | cóng tóu dào jiǎo | from head to foot |
| 大捕頭 | 大捕头 | dà bǔ tóu | head constable |
| 大塊頭 | 大块头 | dà kuài tóu | heavy man; fat man; lunkhead; lummox; lug |
| 大頭釘 | 大头钉 | dà tóu dìng | tack |
| 帶頭 | 带头 | dài tóu | take the lead; be the first; set an example |
| 彈頭 | 弹头 | dàn tóu | warhead |
| 低頭 | 低头 | dī tóu | bow head |
| 點頭 | 点头 | diǎn tóu | nod |
| 點頭招呼 | 点头招呼 | diǎn tóu zhāo hū | beckon |
| 掉頭 | 掉头 | diào tóu | (v) turn around |
| 洞頭 | 洞头 | Dòng tóu | (N) Dongtou (place in Zhejiang) |
| 對頭 | 对头 | duì tóu | correct; normal; to be on good terms with; on the right track; right |
| 對頭 | 对头 | duì tou | (longstanding) opponent; enemy; inimical; adversary; opponent |
| 多頭 | 多头 | duō tóu | long (finance) |
| 額頭 | 额头 | é tóu | (n) forehead |
| 鳳頭雨燕屬 | 凤头雨燕属 | Fèng tóu yǔ yàn shǔ | Treeswift |
| 斧頭 | 斧头 | fǔ tóu | ax; hatchet |
| 跟頭 | 跟头 | gēn tou | (v) trip; fall down; (v) do a full somersault |
| 工頭 | 工头 | gōng tóu | foreman |
| 弓頭鯨 | 弓头鲸 | gōng tóu jīng | bowhead whale |
| 工業的巨頭 | 工业的巨头 | gōng yè de jù tóu | industry mogul |
| 骨頭 | 骨头 | gú tou | bone; man of character |
| 骨頭架子 | 骨头架子 | gú tou jià zi | skeleton |
| 寡頭 | 寡头 | guǎ tóu | oligarch |
| 寡頭壟斷 | 寡头垄断 | guǎ tóu lǒng duàn | oligopoly |
| 寡頭政治 | 寡头政治 | guǎ tóu zhèng zhì | oligarchy |
| 關頭 | 关头 | guān tóu | juncture; moment |
| 罐頭 | 罐头 | guàn tou | tin; can |
| 龜頭 | 龟头 | guī tóu | glans; head of a turtle |
| 鍋蓋頭 | 锅盖头 | guō gài tóu | jarhead |
| 核彈頭 | 核弹头 | hé dàn tóu | nuclear reentry vehicle; nuclear warhead |
| 黑頭角雉 | 黑头角雉 | hēi tóu jiǎo zhì | western tragopan |
| 喉頭 | 喉头 | hóu tóu | throat; larynx |
| 後頭 | 后头 | hòu tou | (n) the area in back of sth; (n) later in time |
| 後頭 | 后头 | hòu tou | at the back; in the rear; behind |
| 戶頭 | 户头 | hù tóu | bank account |
| 灰頭土臉 | 灰头土脸 | huī tóu tǔ liǎn | (phr) with one's head covered in dust |
| 回頭 | 回头 | huí tóu | turn round |
| 火車頭 | 火车头 | huǒ chē tóu | train engine; locomotive |
| 箭頭 | 箭头 | jiàn tóu | arrow |
| 街頭 | 街头 | jiē tóu | (n) street; street intersection |
| 街頭籃球 | 街头篮球 | jiē tóu lán qiú | streetball |
| 金寶湯罐頭 | 金宝汤罐头 | Jīn Bǎo tāng guàn tou | Campbell's soup cans |
| 勁頭 | 劲头 | jìn tóu | (n) eagerness; enthusiasm |
| 盡頭 | 尽头 | jìn tóu | (n) end |
| 鯨頭鸛 | 鲸头鹳 | jīng tóu guàn | shoebill |
| 鏡頭 | 镜头 | jìng tóu | camera shot (in a movie, etc); scene |
| 菊頭蝠科 | 菊头蝠科 | Jú tóu fú kē | Horseshoe bat |
| 巨頭 | 巨头 | jù tóu | tycoon; magnet |
| 開頭 | 开头 | kāi tóu | beginning |
| 砍頭 | 砍头 | kǎn tóu | decapitate; behead |
| 看頭 | 看头 | kàn tou | (adj) worth seeing, reading |
| 空頭 | 空头 | kōng tóu | short (finance) |
| 口頭 | 口头 | kǒu tóu | oral; verbal |
| 叩頭 | 叩头 | kòu tóu | kowtow |
| 浪頭 | 浪头 | làng tou | wave |
| 浪子回頭 | 浪子回头 | làng zǐ huí tóu | the return of a prodigal son |
| 老頭 | 老头 | lǎo tóu | old fellow |
| 老頭兒 | 老头儿 | lǎo tóu er | (n) old n (often not polite) |
| 裡頭 | 里头 | lǐ tou | inside; interior |
| 零頭 | 零头 | líng tóu | odd; scrap; remainder |
| 龍頭 | 龙头 | lóng tóu | tap |
| 龍頭老大 | 龙头老大 | lóng tóu lǎo dà | big boss; leader of a group; dominant (position) |
| 碼頭 | 码头 | mǎ tóu | dock; pier; wharf |
| 馬頭琴 | 马头琴 | mǎ tóu qín | morin khuur |
| 埋頭 | 埋头 | mái tóu | immerse |
| 饅頭 | 馒头 | mán tou | steamed roll; steamed bun; steamed bread |
| 貓頭鷹 | 猫头鹰 | māo tóu yīng | owl |
| 矛頭 | 矛头 | máo tóu | spearhead; barb; an attack or criticism |
| 矛頭指向 | 矛头指向 | máo tóu zhǐ xiàng | target someone or something (for attack, criticism, etc.) |
| 眉頭 | 眉头 | méi tóu | brows |
| 門頭溝區 | 门头沟区 | Mén tóu gōu qū | (N) Mentougou (area in Beijing) |
| 木頭 | 木头 | mù tou | log; wood; timber |
| 年頭 | 年头 | nián tóu | year |
| 年頭兒 | 年头儿 | nián tóu er | (n) a year's duration; (n) many years duration; (n) times; era |
| 念頭 | 念头 | niàn tou | thought; idea; intention |
| 牛頭犬 | 牛头犬 | niú tóu quǎn | bulldog |
| 派頭 | 派头 | pài tóu | manner; disposition |
| 噴頭 | 喷头 | pēn tóu | nozzle; spray-head |
| 披頭四樂團 | 披头四乐团 | Pī tóu sì yuè tuán | The Beatles |
| 埤頭鄉 | 埤头乡 | Pí tóu xiāng | (N) Pitou (village in Taiwan) |
| 偏頭痛 | 偏头痛 | piān tóu tòng | migraine |
| 片頭 | 片头 | piàn tóu | (n) opening credits |
| 泊頭 | 泊头 | Pō tóu | (N) Potou (city in Hebei) |
| 氣頭上 | 气头上 | qì tóu shàng | (phr) in a fit of anger |
| 前頭 | 前头 | qián tou | in front; at the head; ahead; above |
| 橋頭鄉 | 桥头乡 | Qiáo tóu xiāng | (N) Chiaotou (village in Taiwan) |
| 拳頭 | 拳头 | quán tou | fist |
| 人頭 | 人头 | rén tóu | number of people; (per) capita |
| 人頭獅身 | 人头狮身 | rén tóu shī shēn | sphinx |
| 人頭稅 | 人头税 | rén tóu shuì | poll tax |
| 乳頭 | 乳头 | rǔ tóu | nipple |
| 乳頭多瘤空泡病毒 | 乳头多瘤空泡病毒 | Rǔ tóu duō liú kōng pào bìng dú | Papovavirus |
| 沙頭角 | 沙头角 | Shā Tóu Jiǎo | Sha Tau Kok (town in Hong Kong) |
| 山頭 | 山头 | shān tóu | (n) mountain top |
| 汕頭 | 汕头 | shàn tóu | Shantou (in Guangdong province) |
| 汕頭大學 | 汕头大学 | Shàn tóu Dà xué | Shantou University |
| 汕頭地區 | 汕头地区 | Shàn tóu dì qū | (N) Shantou district (district in Guangdong) |
| 汕頭市 | 汕头市 | Shàn tóu shì | Shantou |
| 上頭 | 上头 | shàng tou | above; on top of; on the surface of |
| 舌頭 | 舌头 | shé tóu | tongue |
| 社頭鄉 | 社头乡 | Shè tóu xiāng | (N) Shetou (village in Taiwan) |
| 攝像頭 | 摄像头 | shè xiàng tóu | webcam |
| 攝象頭 | 摄象头 | shè xiàng tóu | web camera |
| 生煎饅頭 | 生煎馒头 | Shēng jiān mán tou | Shengjian mantou |
| 石頭 | 石头 | shí tou | stone |
| 勢頭 | 势头 | shì tóu | momentum; tendency |
| 雙頭壟斷 | 双头垄断 | shuāng tóu lǒng duàn | duopoly |
| 睡過頭 | 睡过头 | shuì guò tóu | oversleep |
| 索菲亞火車頭 | 索菲亚火车头 | Suǒ fēi yà huǒ chē tóu | PFC Lokomotiv Sofia |
| 抬頭 | 抬头 | tái tóu | to raise one's head; to gain ground |
| 探頭探腦 | 探头探脑 | tàn tóu tàn nǎo | (saying) to stick one's head out and look around |
| 天津火車頭足球俱樂部 | 天津火车头足球俱乐部 | Tiān jīn huǒ chē tóu zú qiú Jù lè bù | Tianjin Locomotive |
| 頭 | 头 | tóu | head |
| 頭版 | 头版 | tóu bǎn | (newspaper's) front page |
| 頭部 | 头部 | tóu bù | head |
| 頭城鎮 | 头城镇 | Tóu chéng zhèn | (N) Toucheng (town in Taiwan) |
| 頭等 | 头等 | tóu děng | primary; main |
| 頭髮 | 头发 | tóu fa | hair (on the head) |
| 頭份鎮 | 头份镇 | Tóu fèn zhèn | (N) Toufen (town in Taiwan) |
| 頭蓋骨 | 头盖骨 | tóu gài gǔ | skull |
| 頭巾 | 头巾 | tóu jīn | head-covering (for men in ancient clothes); kerchief; scarf; turban |
| 頭目 | 头目 | tóu mù | ringleader; gang leader; chieftain |
| 頭腦 | 头脑 | tóu nǎo | brains; mind |
| 頭腦清楚 | 头脑清楚 | tóu nǎo qīng chǔ | sane |
| 頭皮 | 头皮 | tóu pí | scalp |
| 頭皮屑 | 头皮屑 | tóu pí xiè | dandruff |
| 頭疼 | 头疼 | tóu téng | headache |
| 頭條 | 头条 | tóu tiáo | lead story (on the news) |
| 頭條新聞 | 头条新闻 | tóu tiáo xīn wén | headline |
| 頭痛 | 头痛 | tóu tòng | headache |
| 頭頭 | 头头 | tóu tóu | head; chief |
| 頭頭是道 | 头头是道 | tóu tóu shì dào | clear and logical |
| 頭屋鄉 | 头屋乡 | Tóu wū xiāng | (N) Touwu (village in Taiwan) |
| 頭向前 | 头向前 | tóu xiàng qián | headlong |
| 頭暈 | 头晕 | tóu yūn | dizzy |
| 頭罩 | 头罩 | tóu zhào | (n) hood; cowl |
| 頭子 | 头子 | tóu zi | (n) boss, gang leader |
| 頭 | 头 | tou | suff. for nouns |
| 禿頭 | 秃头 | tū tóu | baldness |
| 外頭 | 外头 | wài tou | outside; out |
| 心頭 | 心头 | xīn tóu | (n) thoughts; mind; heart |
| 新義州火車頭足球俱樂部 | 新义州火车头足球俱乐部 | Xīn yì zhōu huǒ chē tóu zú qiú Jù lè bù | Sinuiju Locomotive F.C. |
| 搖頭丸 | 摇头丸 | yáo tóu wán | Ecstasy; MDMA; drug |
| 一頭 | 一头 | yī tóu | (adv) headlong; directly; (adv) rapidly; (adv) simultaneously |
| 迎頭痛擊 | 迎头痛击 | yíng tóu tòng jí | (n) head-on, direct attack |
| 圓石頭 | 圆石头 | yuán shí tou | boulder |
| 栽跟頭 | 栽跟头 | zāi gēn tou | to suffer a setback |
| 在頭版 | 在头版 | zài tóu bǎn | on the front page |
| 枕頭 | 枕头 | zhěn tou | pillow |
| 指頭 | 指头 | zhǐ tou | finger; toe |
| 中環碼頭 | 中环码头 | Zhōng huán mǎ tóu | Central Piers |
| 鐘頭 | 钟头 | zhōng tóu | hour |
| 皺眉頭 | 皱眉头 | zhòu méi tóu | scowl |
| 豬頭 | 猪头 | zhū tóu | pig head |
| 棕頭蜘蛛猴 | 棕头蜘蛛猴 | Zōng tóu zhī zhū hóu | Black-headed Spider Monkey |
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