手指头

手指頭

shǒuzhǐtou

noun #9,519

Measure Word

一根手指头 gēn

Meanings

1 finger; fingertip

Characters

finger; to point

head (suffix, colloquial marker)

Examples

她的手指头冻红了。

Tā de shǒuzhǐtou dòng hóng le.

Her fingers turned red from the cold.

我不小心切到手指头了。

Wǒ bù xiǎoxīn qiē dàoshǒu zhǐtou le.

I accidentally cut my finger.

小孩子喜欢数自己的手指头。

Xiǎoháizi xǐhuān shǔ zìjǐ de shǒuzhǐtou.

Little kids like to count their fingers.

Tips

usage

手指头 is the colloquial form of 手指 (shǒuzhǐ). Adding 头 makes it sound more informal and conversational. Both mean 'finger,' but 手指 is more standard and written, while 手指头 is everyday speech.

Stroke Order

手 shǒu

指 zhǐ

头 tóu