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(tóu fa) - hair (on the head) in Mandarin

tóufa

Traditional: 頭髮

Line drawing of 头发
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Translation

hair (on the head)

Word origin

A compound of 头 (tóu, head) and 发 (fà, hair), literally head hair, the everyday word for the hair on one's head.

Origin
compound
Root
头 (tóu, head) + 发 (fà, hair)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 头

Stroke order for 发

Examples

Her hair is very long.

jiǎn

I want to get my hair cut.

His hair has turned grey.

fēngluàn

The wind messed up her hair.

I washed my hair this morning.

头发 (tóu fa) means hair on the head. It is a noun for the hair growing on a person's head.

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This word is part of lesson 21.