zhǐ tou
doigt; orteil
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我用手指头数了数，一共有一百只羊。
wǒ yòng zhǐtóu shǔle shǔ, yígòng yǒu yībǎi zhī yáng.
I counted with my fingers, there were a total of one hundred sheep.
他用手指头在桌子上画画。
tā yòng zhǐtóu zài zhuōzi shàng huàhuà.
He drew on the table with his finger.
我被蚊子咬了，手指头都肿了。
wǒ bèi wénzi yǎole, zhǐtóu dōu zhǒngle.
I was bitten by a mosquito and my finger is swollen.
脚趾 (jiǎozhǐ)
toe
手指 (shǒuzhǐ)
finger
The Chinese word 指头 (zhǐtou) for "finger" is composed of two characters: 指 (zhǐ) and 头 (tóu). The character 指 originally meant "to point" or "to indicate", and was often used in the sense of "to point with the finger". The character 头 originally meant "head", but was also used in the sense of "end" or "tip". When these two characters are combined, they form the word 指头, which literally means "the tip of the finger". This word is used to refer to the fingers of the hand, as well as the toes of the foot.
