上頭 (shàngtou) — the top, above, on top; (colloquial) the higher-ups, the boss / authorities

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上頭 word · TOCFL B2 (est.)

上頭＝上＋頭

ㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄊㄡ · shàngtou

noun — the top, above, on top; (colloquial) the higher-ups, the boss / authorities

字源 FORM — what the parts do

上upper, above (上面)shàng

頭a position suffix, "-side, place" (裡頭)tou

上頭，上面的上，裡頭的頭。