Toutiao
/ˈtoʊ.tʃaʊ/noun
A Chinese news-aggregation platform operated by ByteDance, also known as Jinri Toutiao.
Did you know?Toutiao’s Chinese name, 今日头条 (Jīnrì Tóutiáo), means “Today’s Headlines,” while its algorithm became famous for personalizing which headlines each user sees.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Chinese
Chinese
頭
“Head; the uppermost or foremost part”
Classical Chinese
Chinese
條
“A strip, item, article, or written entry”
Modern Mandarin
Mandarin
头条 (tóutiáo)
“A headline or leading news item; literally, a “head strip””
2012
Chinese
今日头条 (Jīnrì Tóutiáo)
““Today’s Headlines,” the name of ByteDance’s news platform”
Modern English
English
Toutiao
“The platform’s romanized brand name used in English-language contexts”