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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 牵头

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
牵头 qiān tóu - to lead (an animal by the head)
- to take the lead
- to coordinate (a combined operation)
- to mediate
- a go-between (e.g. marriage broker)

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
- 9 40,533 10,772 28,398

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
qiān- to lead along
- to pull (an animal on a tether)
- (bound form) to involve
- to draw in
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 牵头

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
牵头 - 9 40,533 10,772 28,398