初頭

See also: 初头

Chinese

		initial; first; beginning initial; first; beginning; junior; basic	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (初頭)		初	頭
simp. (初头)		初	头

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chūtóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨ ㄊㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): co¹ tau⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chūtóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨ ㄊㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chutóu
    • Wade–Giles: chʻu¹-tʻou²
    • Yale: chū-tóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chutour
    • Palladius: чутоу (čutou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chūtóur
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨ ㄊㄡˊㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chutóur
    • Wade–Giles: chʻu¹-tʻou²-ʼrh
    • Yale: chū-tóur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chutourl
    • Palladius: чутоур (čutour)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ tʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: co¹ tau⁴
    • Yale: chō tàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tso¹ tau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: co¹ teo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 初頭

1. (literary) the first few days of a month
2. (literary or regional) beginning; start

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
初	頭
しょ Grade: 4	とう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

初(しょ)頭(とう) • (shotō) 

1. beginning of an age or a period, such as a century