| 笼头 | lóng tou | headstall; bridle |
| 红头菜 | hóng tóu cài | beetroot |
| 绿头巾 | lǜ tóu jīn | green headband (to visit a Yuan dynasty brothel); cuckold |
| 紧要关头 | jǐn yào guān tóu | urgent and important moment (idiom); critical juncture |
| 缠头 | chán tóu | embroidered headband used as decoration by actors or in Hui ethnic group; to reward an actor with brocade headband |
| 钵头 | bō tóu | earthen bowl (Shanghainese) |
| 罐头起子 | guàn tou qǐ zi | can opener |
| 羊头 | yáng tóu | sheep's head; fig. advertisement for good meat |
| 翻跟头 | fān gēn tou | to tumble; to turn a cartwheel; a somersault |
| 老婆孩子热炕头 | lǎo pó hái zi rè kàng tou | wife kids and a warm bed (common saying); the simple and good life; longa est vita si plena est; la dolce vita |
老鼠拖木锨，
大头在后头 | lǎo shǔ tuō mù xiān ,
dà tóu zài hòu tou | when the mice drag a shovel, the biggest thing comes second; the tip of the iceberg; the cockroach principle |
| 耍滑头 | shuǎ huá tóu | shirker |
| 聚头 | jù tóu | to meet; to get together |
| 聪明过头 | cōng ming guò tóu | too clever by half; excessive ingenuity |
| 听头 | tīng tóu | a can (loanword from English "tin") |
| 股二头肌 | gǔ èr tóu jī | biceps femoris (anatomy) |
| 股四头肌 | gǔ sì tóu jī | quadriceps muscle group; thigh muscles |
| 肥头大耳 | féi tóu dà ěr | robust and prosperous (a compliment in former times); fat person (modern) |
| 肱三头肌 | gōng sān tóu jī | triceps brachii (back of the upper arm) |
| 肱二头肌 | gōng èr tóu jī | bicipital muscle; biceps |
| 兴头 | xìng tou | keen interest; concentrated attention |
| 船到桥头自然直 | chuán dào qiáo tóu zì rán zhí | When the boat gets to the pier-head, it will go straight with the current (俗话 common saying). fig. Everything will be all right.; cf couplet 車到山前必有路,车到山前必有路,船到桥头自然直 |
船到码头，
车到站 | chuán dào mǎ tóu ,
chē dào zhàn | the ship has docked, the carriage has reached the station.; The job is over, it's time to relax (idiom) |
| 船头 | chuán tóu | the bow or prow of a ship |
| 色字头上一把刀 | sè zì tóu shàng yī bǎ dāo | lit. there is a knife above the character for lust; fig. lascivous activities can lead to bitter consequences |
| 花头 | huā tóu | flower head |
| 花头 | huā tou | trick; pattern; novel idea; knack |
苦海无边，
回头是岸 | kǔ hǎi wú biān ,
huí tóu shì àn | The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore (idiom). Only Buddhist enlightenment can allow one to shed off the abyss of worldly suffering.; Repent and ye shall be saved! |
| 草字头儿 | cǎo zì tóur | grass radical 艹 |
| 盖头 | gài tóu | cover; cap; topping; head covering; veil |
| 蓬头垢面 | péng tóu gòu miàn | dirty face; messy hair; bad appearance |
| 蓬头跣足 | péng tóu xiǎn zú | matted hair and bare feet; unkempt |
| 荐头 | jiàn tou | employment agent (arch.); job broker |
| 荐头店 | jiàn tou diàn | job agency (arch.); employment shop |
| 藏头露尾 | cáng tóu lù wěi | to hide the head and show the tail (idiom); to give a partial account; half-truths |
| 虎字头 | hǔ zì tóu | name of "tiger" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 141); see also 虍 |
| 虎头牌 | hǔ tóu pái | The Tiger tablet, Yuan dynasty play by Li Zhifu 李直夫 |
| 虎头蛇尾 | hǔ tóu shé wěi | lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish |
| 虚头 | xū tóu | to play tricks; to deceive |
| 号头 | hào tóu | number; serial number |
| 蛇头 | shé tóu | head of a snake; human smuggler |
| 行头 | háng tóu | team leader (archaic); shopkeeper (archaic) |
| 行头 | xíng tou | a person's clothing; outfit; actor's costume |
| 街头霸王 | Jiē tóu Bà wáng | Street Fighter (video game series) |
| 袁头 | Yuán tóu | silver coin from the early days of the Republic of China (1912-1949) bearing the head of Yuan Shikai 袁世凯 |
| 视神经乳头 | shì shén jīng rǔ tóu | optic disk (terminal of the optic nerve on the retina) |
| 角头 | jiǎo tóu | gang leader; mafia boss |
| 评头论足 | píng tóu lùn zú | lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom); minute criticism of a woman's appearance; fig. to find fault in minor details; to remark upon a person's appearance; nit-picking; over-critical; judgmental |
| 词头 | cí tóu | prefix |
| 认头 | rèn tóu | to accept defeat; to recognize losing |
