包頭

See also: 包头

Chinese

Pronunciation

Note: Erhuayin for “toecap" sense only.

Etymology 1
 
to cover; to wrap; to hold
to cover; to wrap; to hold; to include; to take charge of; package; wrapper; container; bag; to hold or embrace; bundle; packet; to contract (to or for)
 head; (noun suffix)
trad. (包頭) 包 頭
simp. (包头) 包 头

Verb

包頭

  1. to wrap one's head (in a turban, etc.)
Derived terms
See also

Noun

包頭

  1. headdress
  2. toecap
  3. (Xiang) foreman contracted for a project

Etymology 2
phonetic
trad. (包頭) 包 頭
simp. (包头) 包 头

Borrowed from Mongolian ᠪᠤᠭᠤᠲᠤ (buɣutu).

Proper noun

包頭

  1. (～市) Baotou (a prefecture-level city, the largest city in Inner Mongolia, in northern China)
Descendants
  • → English: Baotou, Pao-t'ou, Paotow

Japanese
Kanji in this term
包 頭
ほう
Grade: 4		 とう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Proper noun

包(ほう)頭(とう) • (Hōtō) 

  1. Baotou (a prefecture-level city, the largest city in Inner Mongolia, in northern China)

Synonyms
  • パオトウ (Paotō)
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