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码头 (mǎ tóu) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

码头 (mǎ tóu) is a Chinese word: wharf. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 码头

名 míng noun

wharf

渔民每天早上在码头卸货。

yú mín měi tiān zǎo shàng zài mǎ tóu xiè huò

Fishermen unload goods at the wharf every morning.

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Word breakdown

码 mǎ — mooring place; berthing area

头 tóu — place (noun suffix indicating location)

Structure & writing
1 码 mǎ — a symbol or figure representing a number; a code number

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

consists of

1.1 石 shí — rock; stone (hard mineral matter forming the earth's crust)
石 is a component in 30 characters
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Stroke order

2 头 tóu — 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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Stroke order