秃头

禿頭

tūtóu

noun/adjective #9,906

Meanings

1 bald head; baldness
2 bald (person)

Characters

Examples

他年纪轻轻就秃头了。

Tā niánjì qīngqīng jiù tūtóu le.

He went bald at a young age.

秃头并不丢人。

Tūtóu bìng bù diūrén.

Being bald is nothing to be embarrassed about.

那个秃头的人是我们老板。

Nà ge tūtóu de rén shì wǒmen lǎobǎn.

That bald guy is our boss.

Tips

usage

秃头 can be blunt or mildly rude when used to describe someone directly. A more polite way to say it is 头发少 (tóufa shǎo, thin hair) or 脱发 (tuōfà, hair loss). 光头 (guāngtóu) specifically means a shaved head (by choice).

Stroke Order

秃 tū

头 tóu