出頭

出头
chūtóu
  1. to get out of a predicament
  2. to stick out
  3. to take the initiative
  4. remaining odd fraction after a division
  5. a little more than

CEDICT

Entry Composition

=1 出 chū
  1. to go out; to come out
  2. to arise; to occur
  3. to produce; to yield
  4. to go beyond; to exceed
  5. (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result)
  6. classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
=1 出 chū variant of 出 chū (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels)
=2 頭 tóu
  1. head
  2. hair style
  3. the top
  4. end
  5. beginning or end
  6. a stub
  7. remnant
  8. chief
  9. boss
  10. side
  11. aspect
  12. first
  13. leading
  14. classifier for pigs or livestock

classifier: 個
=2 頭 tou suffix for nouns