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Mandarin · pinyin hào tóu

number
serial number

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頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
号: hào · mark, sign; symbol; number
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss

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4–2 · hao4 tou2

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noun

(colloquial) number
(dated) foreman; overseer
(Southern Min) symbol; sign; mark, especially trademark
(Wu) month (Classifier: 個／个 m)

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