出头 meaning in English

chūtóu

to get out of a predicament; to stick out

HSK 7-9Traditional 出頭10 strokes

Meaning of 出头

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

chūtóu
  1. to get out of a predicament
  2. to stick out
  3. to take the initiative
  4. remaining odd fraction after a division
  5. a little more than

Stroke order for each character

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出 chū · to go out · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

头 tóu · head · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Related words

Words that share a character with 出头.

出来chūláito come out; to appear
出去chūqùto go out
出现chūxiànto appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up
出发chūfāto set off; to start (on a journey); (fig.) to proceed from (a particular standpoint or ba
头发tóufahair (on the head)
出生chūshēngto be born
提出tíchūto raise (an issue); to propose
找出zhǎochūto find; to search out
出口chūkǒuan exit; to speak
拿出náchūto take out; to put out
出门chūménto go out; to leave home
出租车chūzūchētaxi; (Tw) rental car

Questions about 出头

What does 出头 mean?

出头 (chūtóu) means "to get out of a predicament; to stick out".

How do you write 出头?

出头 is made of 2 characters: 出 (5 strokes), 头 (5 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.

Is 出头 an HSK word?

Yes. 出头 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 出头 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 出头 is written 出頭.