# 點頭
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): diǎntóu
    (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄡˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): dim$^2$ tau$^4$
* Jin (Wiktionary): die$^2$ tou$^1$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tiám-thâu
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$ti $^6$deu
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: diǎntóu
*** Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄡˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: diǎntóu
*** Wade–Giles: tien$^3$-tʻou$^2$
*** Yale: dyǎn-tóu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: deantour
*** Palladius: дяньтоу (djanʹtou)
*** Sinological IPA : /ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: dim$^2$ tau$^4$
*** Yale: dím tàuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dim$^2$ tau$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: dim$^2$ teo$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /tiːm³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: die$^2$ tou$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /tie⁵³ tʰəu¹¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiám-thâu
*** Tâi-lô: tiám-thâu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: diafmtaau
*** IPA (Xiamen): /tiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /tiam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /tiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiam⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$ti $^6$deu
*** MiniDict: ti$^去$ deu$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$ti $^3$deu
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ti⁴⁴ dɤ²³/
* Middle Chinese: temX duw
Rime :
| Character | 點 | 頭 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 端 (5) | 定 (7) |
| Final (韻) | 添 (157) | 侯 (137) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | IV | I |
| Fanqie | 多忝切 | 度侯切 |
| Baxter | temX | duw |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /tem$^X$/ | /dəu/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /tem$^X$/ | /dəu/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /tɛm$^X$/ | /dəu/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /tɛm$^X$/ | /dəw/ |
| Li Rong | /tem$^X$/ | /du/ |
| Wang Li | /tiem$^X$/ | /dəu/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /tiem$^X$/ | /dʱə̯u/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | diǎn | tóu |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | dim$^2$ | tau$^4$ |

### Verb

點頭
* (literally) to nod (one's head)
    From: 《佳人》 ("Beautiful Girl"), Kim Byeong'yeon (金炳淵), c. 1830
    Dae wol sachang nong mi hyu, ban ham gyotae ban ham su. Jeoseong am mun sangsa bu, su jeong geumchae so jeomdu. [Sino-Korean]
    As we faced the moonlit window, we did not cease our tryst. She was half flirtatious and half shy. Under my breath, I asked if she would miss me. Her hand fixing her gold hairpin, she smiled and nodded yes.
* (figuratively) to agree; to consent; to approve

#### Synonyms

* (to nod):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 頷首 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 點頭 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 點頭 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 點頭兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 點頭 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 點頭 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 點頭 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 點頭 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 點頭兒, 點頭 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 點頭 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 點頭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 點頭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 點頭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 點頭 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 點頭 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 點頭 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 岌頭 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 岌頭 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 岌頭 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 岌頭 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 岌頭 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 岌頭 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 岌頭 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 岌頭 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 岌頭 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 岌頭 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 岌頭 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 岌頭 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 岌頭 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 岌頭 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 岌頭 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 岌頭 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 岌頭 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 岌頭 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 岌頭 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 岌頭 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 岌頭 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 岌頭 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 岌頭 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 岌頭 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 岌頭 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 點頭, 挫頭, 顉頭 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 頷頭 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 岌頭 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 岌頭 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 點頭 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 岌頭 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 點頭, 頷頭 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 頷頭 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 頷頭 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 頷頭 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 岌頭 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 頷頭 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 頷頭 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 頷頭 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 頷頭 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 頷頭 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 頕頭 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 頷頭 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 頷頭 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 點頭 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 點頭 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 頕頭, 厾頭 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 頕頭, 厾頭 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 頕頭 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 頕頭, 壋頭 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 頕頭 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 頕頭 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 頕頭 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 頕頭 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 頕頭 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 頕頭 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 頕頭 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 頕頭 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 頕頭 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 頕頭 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 頕頭, 點頭 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 答頭, 點頭 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 答頭 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 答頭 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 點頭 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 岌頭 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 點頭 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 點頭 |
| Wu | Danyang | 點頭 |
* (to agree):
* 允諾 / 允诺 (yǔnnuò)
* 同意 (tóngyì)
* 壋頭 / 垱头 (Zhangzhou Hokkien, figurative)
* 應 / 应 (yīng)
* 批准 (pīzhǔn)
* 承認 / 承认 (chéngrèn)
* 擁護 / 拥护 (yōnghù)
* 答應 / 答应 (dāyìng)
* 認可 / 认可 (rènkě)
* 認同 / 认同 (rèntóng)
* 贊同 / 赞同 (zàntóng)
* 贊成 / 赞成 (zànchéng)
* 附合 (fùhé) (literary, to echo)
* 附和 (fùhè) (to echo)
* 附議 / 附议 (fùyì)
* 首肯 (shǒukěn) (literary)

#### Antonyms

* (antonym(s) of “to agree”):
* 回絕 / 回绝 (huíjué)
* 屏絕 / 屏绝 (bǐngjué)
* 拒 (jù) (formal, or in compounds)
* 拒絕 / 拒绝 (jùjué)
* 摒絕 / 摒绝 (bìngjué)

#### Derived terms

* 朱衣點頭 / 朱衣点头
* 生公說法，頑石點頭 / 生公说法，顽石点头
* 石點頭 / 石点头
* 頑石點頭 / 顽石点头
* 點頭之交 / 点头之交 (diǎntóuzhījiāo)
* 點頭哈腰 / 点头哈腰 (diǎntóuhāyāo)
* 點頭幌腦 / 点头幌脑
* 點頭會意 / 点头会意
* 點頭稱善 / 点头称善
* 點頭答應 / 点头答应

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 点頭(てんとう) (tentō)
* → Korean: 점두(點頭) (jeomdu)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 點 | 頭 |
| てん Hyōgai | とう Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | kan'on |
For pronunciation and definitions of 點頭 – see the following entry. :
| 【点頭てんとう】 | [verb] to nod one's head [verb] to consent; to agree |
(This term, 點頭, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) :