牽頭

牵头
qiāntóu
  1. to lead (an animal by the head)
  2. to take the lead
  3. to coordinate (a combined operation)
  4. to mediate
  5. a go-between (e.g. marriage broker)

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 牽 qiān
  1. to lead along
  2. to pull (an animal on a tether)
  3. (bound form) to involve
  4. to draw in
=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