龟头 (guī tóu) — glans penis | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

glans penis

Measure word · 个

龟头。
Yī shēng jiàn yì tā bǎo chí guī tóu de qīng jié.
The doctor advised him to keep his glans clean.
龟头。
guī tóu Shì nán xìng shēng zhí xì tǒng de zhòng yào bù fen.
The glans penis is an important part of the male reproductive system.
龟头，。
Rú guǒ guī tóu chū xiàn yì cháng, yìng jí shí jiù yī.
If the glans appears abnormal, seek medical attention promptly.

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.

The shape is named after a turtle's 头, with 龟 evoking the turtle and 头 the rounded front.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 龜; 龟 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 龜 came from a drawing of a turtle seen from the side and above; the simplified 龟 is a later abbreviation.

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.

豆頁頭

Meaning part形符xíngfú

頁頁yèhead

Sound part声符shēngfú

豆

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.

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