由头

Traditional form:

由頭

Pinyin (reading):

yóutou

Definitions:

• pretext
• excuse
• justification
• reason

Characters:

• 由 - cause, reason; from
• 头 - head; chief, boss; first, top

Traditional characters:

• 由 - cause, reason; from
• 頭 - head; chief, boss; first, top