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头
tóu
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- pinyin
- tóu
- simplified
- 头
- traditional
- 頭
1 · noun
head
人体最上部，长有眼耳口鼻的部分。
This entry uses tóu for a head, not the neutral-tone noun suffix.
The kitten poked its head into the empty cardboard box.
English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Candidate — listening review pending
小猫把头探进空纸箱里。
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