shǒu

first (occasion, thing etc); head; chief

HSK 4 #481

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 481st character
Radical ⾸ (185.0)
Strokes 9
Index # 1651

Definitions

首 shǒu
  1. 1. first (occasion, thing etc)
  2. 2. head
  3. 3. chief
  4. 4. classifier for poems, songs etc

Stroke order

首 stroke order diagram
首 stroke order animation

Words containing 首

Word Meaning
first round (of a competition etc)
radical of a Chinese character
doorway; gate; entrance
first case; first instance
to initiate
first season; first quarter
first (hotel of its type, store of its type etc)
no first use (policy for nuclear weapons); NFU
to be fawningly submissive (idiom)
fleeceflower root; Chinese knotweed (Polygonum multiflorum)
fleeceflower root; Chinese knotweed (Polygonum multiflorum)
bowed head and ears glued (idiom); docile and obedient
to bow before (idiom); to capitulate
foreword; preface
foreword; preface
former prime minister
start of phrase or sentence
right-hand side
Jishou county level city and capital of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 西xiāng xī tǔ jiā zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu, Henan
Jishou county level city and capital of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 西xiāng xī tǔ jiā zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu, Henan
Three Hundred Tang Poems anthology
Three Hundred Tang Poems anthology
head of state
head of state
Seoul National University SNU