Korean Word Entry
火頭| Hangul: | 화두 |
| Revised Romanization: | hwadu |
| Definition: | head of a wildfire (the direction it is spreading the fastest in) |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 火 | fire, flame, burn, anger, rage |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄏㄨㄛˇ (huǒ), ㄏㄨㄛ (huō) |
| Cantonese: | fo2 |
| Japanese: | カ (ka)、 コ (ko) / ひ (hi)、 -び (-bi)、 ほ- (ho-)、 やく (yaku) |
| Korean: | 화 (hwa) |
| Vietnamese: | hỏa, hoả |
Variants
| Semantic variant form: | 灬 |
| 頭 | head, counter for large animals, top, chief, first, boss |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄊㄡˊ (tóu), ㄊㄡ˙ (tou) |
| Cantonese: | tau4 |
| Japanese: | トウ (tou)、 ズ (zu)、 ト (to) / あたま (atama)、 かしら (kashira)、 -がしら (-gashira)、 かぶり (kaburi)、 こうべ (koube) |
| Korean: | 두 (du) |
| Vietnamese: | đầu |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 头 |
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