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
头头是道
tóutóushìdào
clear and logical; coherent and convincing
Characters in this word
是 shì
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- Made of
- 日 sun 疋 roll, bolt of cloth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
道 dào
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 首 chief, head, leader
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 她把这个问题分析得头头是道，大家都听得很认真。 Tā bǎ zhège wèntí fēnxī de tóutóu shìdào, dàjiā dōu tīng de hěn rènzhēn. She analyzed the problem very coherently, and everyone listened attentively.
- 他讲起自己的爱好，头头是道，像个小专家。 Tā jiǎng qǐ zìjǐ de àihào, tóutóu shìdào, xiàng ge xiǎo zhuānjiā. When he talks about his hobby, he is clear and convincing, like a little expert.
- 这份计划书写得头头是道，经理看了非常满意。 Zhè fèn jìhuàshū xiě de tóutóu shìdào, jīnglǐ kàn le fēicháng mǎnyì. This plan is written clearly and logically, and the manager was very satisfied with it.