tóu
rén

common
noun

Meaning of 头人

头人 means leader of a group; chief; headman (esp. of a tribe or ethnic minority). Pronounced tóu rén.

  • leader of a group; chief; headman (esp. of a tribe or ethnic minority)

Definitions & Examples

shì
zhè
ge
zhài
zi
de
tóu
rén
 

He is the headman of this village.

Zài
jiù
shè
huì
 
tóu
rén
zhǎng
zhe
luò
de
qiè
quán
 

In the old society, the tribal chief held all power over the tribe.

Cūn
mín
men
zhì
tuī
wéi
tóu
rén
 

The villagers unanimously elected him as their leader.