响头

響頭

xiǎngtóu

noun

Measure Word

三个响头 gè

Meanings

1 loud kowtow (head banging audibly on the ground)
2 audible head-bump

Characters

to make a sound; loud

Examples

他跪下磕了三个响头。

Tā guì xià kē le sān gè xiǎngtóu.

He knelt and made three loud kowtows.

孩子给爷爷磕了个响头。

Háizi gěi yéye kē le gè xiǎngtóu.

The child performed a resounding kowtow to grandpa.

Tips

culture

A 响头 is the most reverent form of kowtow — the forehead must audibly hit the floor. Reserved for parents, ancestors, masters, or in formal apologies and oaths of brotherhood.

Stroke Order

响 xiǎng

头 tóu