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:個|个[ge4]
This is a measure word (classifier) — its function is grammatical.
Words with 头
斧头
fǔ tóu
ax
眉头
méi tóu
brows
羊头
yáng tóu
sheep's head
这年头
zhè nián tou
(coll.) nowadays
锄头
chú tou
hoe
过头
guò tóu
to overdo it
过头话
guò tóu huà
exaggeration
避风头
bì fēng tou
to lie low (until the fuss dies down)
边头
biān tóu
the end
部头
bù tóu
length of a book
阑头
lán tóu
lintel
丑话说在前头
chǒu huà shuō zài qián tou
let's talk about the unpleasant things first; let's be frank