头 (頭) tóu

1. tóu noun head
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: Of a person or animal; for example, 人头 '[human] head' (Guoyu '頭' n 1; Unihan '頭')
2. tóu measure word measure word for heads of cattle, etc
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
   Notes: (Guoyu '頭' n 9; Norman 1988, p. 115).
3. tóu noun top
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: Of an object; in the sense of 顶端 (Guoyu '頭' n 4; Unihan '頭')
4. tóu noun a piece; an aspect
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '頭' n 6)
5. tóu noun a leader
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: Of a group or company; in the sense of 首领 (Guoyu '頭' n 3; Unihan '頭')
6. tóu adjective first
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: For example, 头奖 'first place' (Guoyu '頭' adj 1)
7. tou suffix head
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: A noun suffix dating in Chinese vernacular to the Nanbeichao; for example, 拳头 'fist' (Guoyu '頭' tou; Norman 1988, p. 114)
8. tóu suffix top; side; head
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: A localizing suffix, for example 里头 'inside' and 外头 'outside' or nominal suffix, as in 舌头 'tongue' and 老头 'old man' (Norman 1988, p. 162; Sun 2006, loc. 714)
9. tóu noun hair
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 头发; for example, 剪头 'get a haircut' (Guoyu '頭' n 2)
10. tóu noun start; end
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Of a situation (Guoyu '頭' n 5; Unihan '頭')
11. tóu noun a commission
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Of a transaction or gambling proceeds; as in 抽头 (Guoyu '頭' n 7)
12. tóu noun a person
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: For example, 老实头 'an honest person' (Guoyu '頭' n 8)
13. tóu noun direction; bearing
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 方位 (Guoyu '頭' n 10)
14. tóu adjective previous
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 在先 (Guoyu '頭' adj 2)
15. tóu noun head; śiras
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: śiras, Japanese: zu, Tibetan: mgo (BCSD '頭', p. 1265; DJBT '頭', p. 434; Mahāvyutpatti 'śiraḥ'; MW 'śiras'; SH '頭', p. 453)

Contained in

• 牛头法融(牛頭法融) Farong
• 宾头卢突罗阇(賓頭盧突羅闍) Pindola; Piṇḍola; The Tiger Subduing Arhat; Pindolabharadvaja
• 五衰相现; 1. 衣服垢秽 2. 头上华萎 3. 腋下出汗 4. 身体臭秽 5. 不乐本座; 小五衰相; 1.乐声不起 2.身光忽灭 3.浴水着身 4.着境不舍 5. 眼目数瞬(五衰相現; 1. 衣服垢穢 2. 頭上華萎 3. 腋下出汗 4. 身體臭穢 5. 不樂本座; 小五衰相; 1.樂聲不起 2.身光忽滅 3.浴水著身 4.著境不捨 5. 眼目數瞬) Five Signs of Decay: 1. Clothes become filthy; 2. Garland atop the head fades; 3. The armpits become sweaty; 4. The body becomes foul-smelling; 5. The heavenly palace appears unpleasant; Five Minor Signs of Decay: 1. The music stops; 2. The body’s radiance fades; 3. Bathwater clings to the body; 4. Attachment to their surroundings; 5. The eyes start blinking
• 牛头明王(牛頭明王) Yamantaka
• 香头(香頭) pilgrimage leader
• 八指头陀(八指頭陀) Bazhu Toutuo; Jing An
• 回头(回頭) to turn round; to turn one's head ; later ; Turn Around

Also contained in

莲蓬头 、 冲昏头脑 、 点头招呼 、 披头族 、 砍头不过风吹帽 、 砖头 、 崭露头角 、 一级头 、 竿头 、 钵头 、 两头三面 、 灰头雀鹛 、 棒头 、 到头来 、 拳头产品 、 评头品足 、 低头 、 提头儿 、 寡头政治 、 烂舌头 、 油头滑脑 、 槽头 、 龟头 、 老头儿 、 头悬梁，锥刺股 、 头信息 、 金头扇尾莺 、 低头认罪 、 不蒸馒头争口气 、 寡头垄断 、 齐头 、 眉头 、 抢镜头 、 打跟头 、 头功 、 左字头 、 摄像头 、 头座 、 弹头 、 马头琴 、 披头散发 、 春字头 、 千头万绪 、 盔头

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Truncated for common words

• Scroll 23 Amoghapāśakalparājasūtra (Bu Kong Juan Suo Shenbian Zhenyan Jing) 不空羂索神變真言經 — count: 144
• Scroll 4 Dharanisamgraha Sutra (Collected Dharanis Sutra) 陀羅尼集經 — count: 126 , has English translation
• Scroll 7 Dharanisamgraha Sutra (Collected Dharanis Sutra) 陀羅尼集經 — count: 121 , has English translation
• Scroll 1 Dharanisamgraha Sutra (Collected Dharanis Sutra) 陀羅尼集經 — count: 113 , has English translation
• Scroll 11 Dharanisamgraha Sutra (Collected Dharanis Sutra) 陀羅尼集經 — count: 105 , has English translation
• Scroll 3 One Syllable Buddhosnisa Wheel Turning Ruler Sutra (Yizi Fo Ding Lunwang Jing) 一字佛頂輪王經 — count: 85
• Scroll 2 Dharanisamgraha Sutra (Collected Dharanis Sutra) 陀羅尼集經 — count: 85 , has English translation
• Scroll 4 Amoghapāśakalparājasūtra (Bu Kong Juan Suo Shenbian Zhenyan Jing) 不空羂索神變真言經 — count: 83
• Scroll 1 Quotations from Abbot Mi An 密菴和尚語錄 — count: 78
• Scroll 1 Great Usnisa Radiance Sitatapatra Divine Powers Collected Dharanis Sutra, Yamantaka Golden Wheel Samadhi Mantra (Da Fo Ding Rulai Fang Guang Xi Da Duo Ban Da Luo Da Shenli Dou She Yiqie Zhou Wang Tuoluoni Jing Da Wei De Zui Sheng Jin Lun Sanmei Zhou Pin) 大佛頂如來放光悉怛多般怛羅大神力都攝一切呪王陀羅尼經大威德最勝金輪三昧呪品 — count: 77

Collocations

• 檀头 (檀頭) 有婆羅門名究羅檀頭 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 15 — count: 28
• 七头 (七頭) 名曰七頭 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 5 — count: 20
• 浇头 (澆頭) 剎利王水澆頭種 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 18
• 头种 (頭種) 剎利王水澆頭種 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 18
• 头会 (頭會) 彼阿修羅七頭會處 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 5 — count: 18
• 头摩 (頭摩) 我爾時語頭摩隸車子言 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 11 — count: 10
• 摩头 (摩頭) 拘摩頭 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 4 — count: 10
• 拍头 (拍頭) 即便拍頭高聲唱言 — Mahāparinibbānasutta 大般涅槃經, Scroll 1 — count: 8
• 头揵 (頭揵) 摩頭揵地迦花 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 7 — count: 8
• 头婆罗门 (頭婆羅門) 波斯匿王即封此村與究羅檀頭婆羅門 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 15 — count: 8