DICTIONARY · CC-CEDICT

頭擋

简头挡 · 繁頭擋

Mandarin · pinyin tóu dǎng

first gear

Full entryShow on map

Characters in this entry

頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
擋: Look up this written character
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
挡: dǎng · obstruct, impede; stop; resist

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

Explore the spelling

Mandarin tones

2–3 · tou2 dang3

Compare attested words with these syllables ↗

Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.

Connected dictionary

3character links

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.

頭擋 · find source passages ↗ · 头挡 · find source passages ↗

Explore Classical grammar ↗

Compare dictionary sources 1 Cantonese reading

Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tau4 dong3

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

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