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
Seoul National University SNU
to immerse oneself in (one's work, studies etc)
prefix
in first place; top of the list; leading
dead body; corpse; carcass
Mt Xianshou in Hubei
Mt Xianshou in Hubei
left-hand side
start frame delimiter (SFD)
start frame delimiter (SFD)
government leader; head of state
government leader; head of state
to behead
start of a ten day period
striding forward with head high (idiom); to walk with spirited and vigorous step
sponsor of an organization; head of a society
sponsor of an organization; head of a society
candidate who ranked 1st in imperial examination on prefecture or county level (in Ming and Qing dynasties)
to behead
to behead
to behead sb and display the head in public
to behead sb and display the head in public
start of the year
start of the year
Australian Capital Territory