空头 Traditional form: 空頭 Pinyin (reading): kōngtóu Definitions: phony so-called armchair (expert) vain (promise) (finance) short-seller bear (market) short (selling) Characters: 空 - hollow, empty, deserted, bare 头 - head; chief, boss; first, top Traditional characters: 空 - hollow, empty, deserted, bare 頭 - head; chief, boss; first, top