Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

搔头 [sāotóu]

1. 1. scratch one's head (in perplexity)

2. 2. perplexing

   这案件头绪纷纭，很是搔头。

   This case is most complicated and perplexing.

   家务事让他很是搔头。

3. 3. [archaic] hairpin; hair clasp

   玉搔头

   a jade hairpin

   玉搔头即古代妇女头上佩戴的玉头簪。