头

tóu

head

hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub; remnant; chief; boss; side; aspect; first; leading; classifier for pigs or livestock; CL:個|个[ge4]

This is a measure word (classifier) — its function is grammatical.

Words with 头

斧头

fǔ tóu

眉头

méi tóu

brows

羊头

yáng tóu

sheep's head

这年头

zhè nián tou

(coll.) nowadays

锄头

chú tou

hoe

过头

guò tóu

to overdo it

过头话

guò tóu huà

exaggeration

避风头

bì fēng tou

to lie low (until the fuss dies down)

边头

biān tóu

the end

部头

bù tóu

length of a book

阑头

lán tóu

lintel

丑话说在前头

chǒu huà shuō zài qián tou

let's talk about the unpleasant things first; let's be frank