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
头衔
tóuxián
title; rank
Characters in this word
衔 xián
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 彳 — to step with the left foot
- Made of
- 行 to go, to walk, to move 钅 gold, metal
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他并不在意学术头衔，更看重研究是否能解决现实问题。 Tā bìng bù zàiyì xuéshù tóuxián, gèng kànzhòng yánjiū shìfǒu néng jiějué xiànshí wèntí. He does not care much about academic titles; he values whether research can solve real problems.
- 他在公司里有很多头衔，但最喜欢的是首席设计师。 Tā zài gōngsī lǐ yǒu hěn duō tóuxián, dàn zuì xǐhuan de shì shǒuxí shèjìshī. He has many titles at the company, but his favorite is chief designer.
- 这个头衔听起来很高，实际上工作一点也不轻松。 Zhège tóuxián tīng qǐlái hěn gāo, shíjì shang gōngzuò yīdiǎn yě bù qīngsōng. This title sounds impressive, but in fact the work is not easy at all.