| 头 | tóu | head; hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub; remnant; chief; boss; side; aspect; first; leading; classifier for pigs or livestock; CL:个 |
| 头 | tou | suff. for nouns |
| 头脑 | tóu nǎo | brains; mind |
| 石头 | shí tou | stone; CL:块 |
| 回头 | huí tóu | to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by |
| 带头 | dài tóu | to take the lead; to be the first; to set an example |
| 头发 | tóu fa | hair (on the head) |
| 点头 | diǎn tóu | to nod |
| 一头 | yī tóu | one head; a head full of sth; one end (of a stick); one side; headlong; directly; rapidly; simultaneously |
| 头部 | tóu bù | head |
| 起头 | qǐ tóu | to start; at first; beginning |
| 码头 | mǎ tóu | dock; pier; wharf; CL:个 |
| 接头 | jiē tóu | connecting pin (on electric plug) |
| 低头 | dī tóu | to bow the head |
| 磁头 | cí tóu | head of magnet |
| 罐头 | guàn tou | tin; can; CL:个 |
| 过头 | guò tóu | to overdo it; to exaggerate |
| 抬头 | tái tóu | to raise one's head; to gain ground |
| 老头子 | lǎo tóu zi | old fogey; old codger; my old man |
| 开头 | kāi tóu | beginning |
| 老头 | lǎo tóu | old fellow (disrespectful) |
| 镜头 | jìng tóu | camera shot (in a movie etc); scene |
| 木头 | mù tou | slow-witted; blockhead; log (of wood, timber etc); CL:块,根 |
| 摇头 | yáo tóu | to shake one's head |
| 口头 | kǒu tóu | oral; verbal |
| 拳头 | quán tou | fist; clenched fist; competitive (product); superior quality; CL: 个 |
| 心头 | xīn tóu | heart; thoughts; mind |
| 两头 | liǎng tóu | both ends; both parties to a deal |
| 箭头 | jiàn tóu | arrowhead; arrow symbol |
| 里头 | lǐ tou | inside; interior |
| 头子 | tóu zi | boss; gang leader |
| 骨头 | gǔ tou | bone; strong character; CL:根,块 |
| 老头儿 | lǎo tóur | old man (often impolite); CL:个 |
| 从头 | cóng tóu | anew; from the start |
| 把头 | bǎ tóu | labor contractor; gangmaster |
| 街头 | jiē tóu | street |
| 头目 | tóu mù | ringleader; gang leader; chieftain |
| 眉头 | méi tóu | brows |
| 丫头 | yā tou | girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) |
| 钻头 | zuān tóu | drill bit |
| 指头 | zhǐ tou | finger; toe; CL:个 |
| 舌头 | shé tou | tongue; CL:个; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information |
| 山头 | shān tóu | mountain top |
| 关头 | guān tóu | juncture; moment |
| 锄头 | chú tou | hoe; CL:把 |
| 钟头 | zhōng tóu | hour; CL:个 |
| 念头 | niàn tou | thought; idea; intention |
| 劲头 | jìn tóu | enthusiasm; zeal; vigor; strength |
| 埋头 | mái tóu | to immerse oneself in; engrossed in sth; to lower the head (e.g. to avoid rain); countersunk (of screws, rivets etc) |
| 矛头 | máo tóu | spearhead; barb; an attack or criticism |