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念头 (niàn tou) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

念头 (niàn tou) is a Chinese word: thought. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 念头

名 míng noun

thought

他突然有了一个好念头。

tā tū rán yǒu le yí ge hǎo niàn tou

He suddenly had a good idea.

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Word breakdown

念 niàn — thought, thinking (core semantic element)

头 tóu / tou — nominal suffix (makes it a concrete noun)

Contextual pronunciation: tou

Structure & writing
1 念 niàn — to miss; to think of constantly

念 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.2 心 xīn — heart (organ that pumps blood)
心 is a component in 51 characters
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Stroke order

2 头 tóu / tou — head (of a person or animal)
Xpinyin
头 is a component in 2 characters

consists of

2.2 大 dà — large; great (in volume, area, quantity, force, intensity, etc.; opposite of 小)
Xpinyin
大 is a component in 34 characters
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