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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 头羊

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
头羊 tóu yáng - bellwether

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
- - 84,982 83,452 63,737

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
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
羊 yáng- surname Yang
羊 yáng- sheep; goat
- CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1]

Other Words Containing 头羊

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
领头羊 - - 29,657 - -
头羊 - - 84,982 83,452 63,737