滩头堡

Traditional form:

灘頭堡

Pinyin (reading):

tāntóubǎo

Definitions:

• beachhead (military)

Characters:

• 滩 - rapids; sandbar, shoal
• 头 - head; chief, boss; first, top
• 堡 - fort, fortress; town, village

Traditional characters:

• 灘 - rapids; sandbar, shoal
• 頭 - head; chief, boss; first, top
• 堡 - fort, fortress; town, village