Chinese Traditional: 牛頭
Chinese Simplified: 牛头
Pinyin: niu2 tou2
Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄡˊ
English Meaning: 1. ox head 2. Ox-Head, one of the two guardians of the underworld in Chinese mythology

Related Words:

 

niú

1. ox, cow, bull, cattle 2. [Mainland only] (slang) awesome 3. Niu (Chinese surname)

Here: ox, cow, bull, cattle

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tóu

Alternative Pronunciation:

tou

1. head 2. beginning or end 3. top, peak, summit 4. (a measure word for livestock such as cattle) 5. side, aspect 6. hair, hair style 7. chief, boss 8. (diminutive suffix) 9. (suffix that forms nouns) 10. first, leading

Here: head

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