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
头发
tóufa
hair
Characters in this word
发 fā
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 又 — and, also, again, in addition
Example phrases
- 你的头发长。 Nǐ de tóufa cháng. Your hair is long.
- 我洗头发。 Wǒ xǐ tóufa. I wash my hair.
- 头发有点乱。 Tóufa yǒudiǎn luàn. The hair is a little messy.