来头 meaning in English
cause; reason
Traditional 來頭12 strokes
Meaning of 来头
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
láitóu
- cause
- reason
- interest
- influence
来头 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
她看起来头痛的样子。
She appears to have a headache.
Stroke order for each character
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来 lái · to come · 7 strokes
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- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
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- 7
头 tóu · head · 5 strokes
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- 5
Related words
Words that share a character with 来头.
| 回来 | huílái | to return; to come back |
| 起来 | qǐlái | to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2] |
| 出来 | chūlái | to come out; to appear |
| 进来 | jìnlái | to come in |
| 来到 | láidào | to arrive; to come |
| 过来 | guòlái | to come over; to manage |
| 带来 | dàilái | to bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce |
| 来自 | láizì | to come from (a place); From: (in email header) |
| 原来 | yuánlái | original; former; originally; formerly; at first |
| 后来 | hòulái | afterwards; later; newly arrived |
| 接下来 | jiē xiàlái | to accept; to take |
| 头发 | tóufa | hair (on the head) |
Questions about 来头
What does 来头 mean?
来头 (láitóu) means "cause; reason".
How do you write 来头?
来头 is made of 2 characters: 来 (7 strokes), 头 (5 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.
How is 来头 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 来头 is written 來頭.