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title: "Jietou Meaning: 街头 (jiētóu) Means “street”"
description: "街头 (traditional 街頭, jiētóu) means “street; street corner”. Hear its tones, see what 街 and 头 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jietou"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 街头 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

街头 jiētóu

## street; street corner

## Its characters

1. 街 jiē street
2. 头 tóu head

## In a sentence

街头有很多卖小吃的摊子。 There are lots of snack stalls on the street.

[More about 街头](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%A1%97%E5%A4%B4)

## More words with 街 or 头

- [从头 cóngtóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/congtou)
- [带头 dàitóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daitou)
- [点头 diǎntóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diantou)
- [低头 dītóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ditou)
- [个头 gètóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/getou)
- [过头 guòtóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guotou)
- [骨头 gǔtou](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gutou)
- [回头 huítóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huitou)
- [街道 jiēdào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiedao)
- [镜头 jìngtóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingtou)

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