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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 上头

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
上头 shàng tóu - (of alcohol, love etc) to go to one’s head; (of an idea, a song etc) to get into one's head; to capture one's attention
- (old) (of a girl on her wedding day) to start wearing one's hair in a bun (rather than a plait)
上头 shàng tou - the top; the upper part; (its) surface
- the authorities; those in charge; the higher-ups

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 7 7,531 21,776 15,909

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
shǎng- used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
shàng- (bound form) up; upper; above; previous
- first (of multiple parts)
- to climb; to get onto; to go up
- to attend (class or university)
- (directional complement) up
- (noun suffix) on; above
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]
tou- suffix for nouns

Other Words Containing 上头

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
上头 - 7 7,531 21,776 15,909