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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 詞
點頭 word · TOCFL 4 (est.)
點頭 ＝ 點 ＋ 頭
ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄡˊ · diǎntóu
verb — to nod (the head)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

點to dip, to tap downward (點)diǎn
頭the head (頭)tóu
點頭，點心的點，頭的頭。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

頭（頭）往下一點（點），就答應了。
The head (頭) dips once (點) — and that's a yes.
關 · Related
搖頭yáotóushaking the head — the opposite answer頭tóuthe head itself