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

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Words containing 首

Word Meaning
Australian Capital Territory
be headed by; head
chief executive of Special Administrative Region (Hong Kong or Macao)
Jieshou county level city in Fuyang fù yáng, Anhui
Jieshou county level city in Fuyang fù yáng, Anhui
infuriated; enraged; extremely angry
(of a couple) to grow old together in mutual respect (idiom)
(of a couple) to grow old together in mutual respect (idiom)
fig. old person; white head of hair
white hair and gray sunken cheeks (idiom); decrepit old age
white hair and gray sunken cheeks (idiom); decrepit old age
Shishou city in Hubei, China
Shishou city in Jingzhou, Hubei
main culprit; chief offender
fig. main cause of a disaster
fig. main cause of a disaster
death by hanging
death by hanging
fig. main cause of a disaster
fig. a group lacking a leader
outstanding
outstanding
to crane one’s neck; look ahead in hope
to anxiously await
ship's bow