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Mandarin · pinyin cí tóu

magnetic head (of a tape recorder etc)

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磁: cí · magnetic; magnetism; porcelain
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss

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2–2 · ci2 tou2

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ci4 tau2

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noun

magnetic head (a machine element which reads or writes electromagnetic signals to or from a storage medium)

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