头衔
toú xián · HSK 7
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🎖️🏷️ 头衔 = 头 head + 衔 rank/title = the rank that heads your name
头 means head or top; 衔 by itself means an official rank or to hold in the mouth. Together they name the formal title that sits at the top of a person's name, like Dr. or General.
头 — 页 (head/page) + 豆 (bean, phonetic)
The traditional form 頭 combines 頁 (xié), meaning 'head', with 豆 (dòu) as the phonetic component. 頁 itself originally depicted a person with an emphasized head. The simplified form 头 is a modern shorthand that replaces 豆+頁 with a simpler shape while keeping the same meaning of 'head' or 'top'.