额头 (é tóu) — forehead | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

forehead

Measure word · 个

额头。
Tā de é tóu shàng yǒu yí gè shāng bā.
There is a scar on his forehead.
额头。
Tā mō le mō zì jǐ de é tóu.
She touched her own forehead.
，额头。
Jīn tiān tài yáng hěn dà, wǒ de é tóu dōu chū hàn le.
The sun is very strong today, and my forehead is sweating.

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 額; 额 is its simplified writing.

客頁額

Meaning part形符xíngfú

頁頁yèhead

Sound part声符shēngfú

客

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 額 combines 頁 (head), which points to the meaning, with 客, which gives the sound. The simplified 额 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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