头发
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 3
头发 (tóufa) · hair (on the head)
头发 (tóufa) means “hair (on the head)”. It is written with 2 characters: 头 (head) + 发 (to send). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 头发 is built
The characters
头 tóu · head
What 头 is made of
- ⺀ — ice
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: high (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
发 fā · to send
What 发 is made of
- 又yòu — (once) again
Example sentences
她的头发很长。Tā de tóufa hěn cháng.Her hair is very long.
你什么时候去洗头发？Nǐ shénme shíhou qù xǐ tóufa?When are you going to wash your hair?
Questions about 头发
What does 头发 mean?
头发 (tóufa) means “hair (on the head)”.
How do you pronounce 头发?
头发 is pronounced tóufa.
Which HSK level is 头发?
头发 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 点头diǎntóuto nod
- 里头lǐtouinside
- 老头儿lǎotóurold man (informal)
- 木头mùtouwood
- 石头shítoustone
- 头脑tóunǎobrains
- 骨头gǔtoubone
- 后头hòutoubehind
- 镜头jìngtóucamera lens
- 前头qiántouin front
Learn 头发 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 5: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.