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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 上 | shǎng | - used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1] |
| 上 | 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 |
| 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] |
| 头 | 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 |