字頭 (zi6 tau4 | zi4 tou2 ) : [n] the radical of a chinese character when on top; a triad society

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字頭

zi6 tau4

zi4 tou2

[n] the radical of a chinese character when on top; a triad society

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

字頭 / 字头

This word has been viewed 1672 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 29th Jan 2007 06:04 and last edited on 8th Apr 2013 05:15

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Characters in this word:

字 zi6 - word; glyph
頭 tau4 - head; first; chief

15 compounds containing this word:

字頭友 - member of a secret or triad society
黑社會字頭友 - member of a triad or secret society
三合會字頭友 - member of a triad or secret society
竹字頭 - Kangxi radical 118 (bamboo) (⺮)
草字頭 - Kangxi radical 140 (grass) (艹)
爪字頭 - Kangxi radical 87 (claw) (爫)
包字頭 - Kangxi radical 20 (wrap) (勹)
病字頭 - Kangxi radical 104 (sickness) (疒)
登字頭 - Kangxi radical 105 (dotted tent) (癶)
老字頭 - Kangxi radical 125 (old) (耂)
虎字頭 - Kangxi radical 141 (tiger) (虍)
西字頭 - Kangxi radical 146 (west) (覀)
廣字頭 - Kangxi radical 53 (house on cliff) (广)
簡化錄字頭 - Kangxi radical 58 (snout) (彐)
色字頭上一把刀 - danger may lurk behind seduction from women

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