指头

• 拼音: zhǐ tou
• 汉字拆解: 指 = 扌 (hand) + 旨 (purpose); 头 = simplified from 頭 (head)

含义

Finger; a digit of the hand.

A colloquial term for finger, more casual than 手指. Can also refer to toes when combined as 脚指头. Used in everyday conversation and informal contexts.

例句

1. 他切菜的时候不小心切到了指头。
2. 小孩子喜欢数自己的指头来学数数。
3. 她戴了一枚漂亮的戒指在无名指头上。

用法指南

语境: daily life, body parts, colloquial

语气: casual

正确说法

• 我的指头被门夹了。(My finger got caught in the door.)
• 伸出你的五个指头。(Stretch out your five fingers.)

错误说法

• 在正式医学报告中使用'指头'。(Too colloquial — use 手指 in formal medical contexts)

起源与历史

Compound of 指 (finger, point) and 头 (head, suffix for nouns). 头 here is a diminutive suffix common in colloquial Chinese.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal