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title: "Yitou Meaning: 一头 (yītóu) Means “one end”"
description: "一头 (traditional 一頭, yītóu) means “one end; one side”. Hear its tones, see what 一 and 头 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yitou"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 一头 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

一头 yītóu

## one end; one side

## It can also mean

- simultaneously
- (of hair) a head of
- headlong; directly

## Its characters

1. 一 yī one
2. 头 tóu top

## In a sentence

她有着一头金发，瘦高的身材。 She has blonde hair and a slim figure.

这一次，两个徒弟一个人拉**一头**，拉来拉去，没过多久，一棵大树就倒了下来。

From [一片草叶 · Lu Ban and the saw: a Chinese legend](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/lu-ban-and-the-saw-chinese-legend#library-word-480-482)

[More about 一头](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B8%80%E5%A4%B4)

## More words with 一 or 头

- [从头 cóngtóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/congtou)
- [带头 dàitóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daitou)
- [单一 dānyī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/danyi)
- [点头 diǎntóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diantou)
- [低头 dītóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ditou)
- [独一无二 dúyī-wú’èr](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duyiwuer)
- [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)

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