头 tóu
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
- Made of
- ⺀ ice 大 big, great, vast, high, deep
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
头
tou
place (noun suffix)
Character
Example phrases
- 里头很黑。 Lǐ tou hěn hēi. It is very dark inside.
- 外头下雨。 Wài tou xià yǔ. It is raining outside.
- 前头有人。 Qián tou yǒu rén. There are people ahead.