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领头人 (lǐng tóu rén) — leader (especially in community or grassroots contexts)

Definition

领头人 is a noun for the person who takes the lead in a group — community, volunteer team, village — more informal than 领导 (formal leadership role). Use it for grassroots or informal settings, not official titles.

noun
leader (especially in community or grassroots contexts)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 领头人。
    Tā shì zhè ge zhì yuàn zhě tuán duì de lǐng tóu rén.
    She is the leader of this volunteer team.
  • ，领头人。
    Zài cūn lǐ, tā shì yí wèi shòu rén zūn jìng de lǐng tóu rén.
    In the village, he is a respected leader.
  • 领头人。
    Zhè cì huó dòng de lǐng tóu rén shì lǐ lǎo shī.
    The leader of this event is Teacher Li.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

领头lead
领lǐnglead头tóuhead
动宾Verb + object
人rénperson

领 means lead and 头 means head; together 领头 suggests leading, and 人 denotes a person who does it.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 領; 领 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
頁頁yè
Sound part声符shēngfú
令
令lìng領lǐng
Same sound today

The traditional form 領 has 令 as a sound part and 頁 as a meaning part; the simplified 领 is a later shorthand.

Open 领 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 頭; 头 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
頁頁yèhead
Sound part声符shēngfú
豆
豆dòu頭tóu
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 頭 shows 頁, meaning head, beside 豆 as a sound component; the simplified 头 is a later shorthand.

Open 头 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

Open 人 →
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