DICTIONARY · CC-CEDICT

包頭

简包头 · 繁包頭

Mandarin · pinyin bāo tóu#

turban
headband

Mandarin · pinyin Bāo tóu#

see 包頭市 Bāo tóu Shì

Full entryShow on map

Characters in this entry

包: bāo · wrap, pack, bundle; package
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

Explore the spelling

Mandarin tones

1–2 · bao1 tou2

Compare attested words with these syllables ↗

Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.

Connected dictionary

3character links1same-tone record

Explore word families ↗Compare pronunciations ↗Open character structure ↗

Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.

Read this spelling in Classical texts

Follow a written form into the eight pinned witnesses: Analects, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Han Feizi, Sunzi and the Mao Shijing. A match is a place to investigate; it does not prove that a modern dictionary sense fits the passage.

包頭 · find source passages ↗ · 包头 · find source passages ↗

Explore Classical grammar ↗

Compare dictionary sources Rime · Wiktionary

Rime Cantonese 粵拼

baau1 tau4

Cantonese word readings for 包頭. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

CanCLID contributors · CC BY 4.0 · source & license · Data pack

Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

verb · Etymology 1

to wrap one's head (in a turban, etc.)

noun · Etymology 1

headdress
toecap

noun · Etymology 2

foreman contracted for a project

noun · Etymology 3

(networking) packet header

name · Etymology 4

(～市) Baotou (a prefecture-level city, the largest city in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, in northern China)

Source page · dump 2026-09-02 · Contributors & history

Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source & license · Data pack