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): ㄔㄨㄊㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): co¹ tau⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chūtóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄊㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chutóu
  - Wade–Giles: chʻu¹-tʻou²
  - Yale: chū-tóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chutour
  - Palladius: чутоу (čutou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
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- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chūtóur
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄊㄡˊㄦ
  - 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

初頭

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

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)

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