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
bow of a warship
bow of a warship
lit. with disheveled hair and a dirty face
hornless dragon head (used as ornamentation, esp. gargoyles)
to be decapitated (idiom)
to be decapitated (idiom)
dictionary arrangement of Chinese characters under radicals
dictionary arrangement of Chinese characters under radicals
holder for door knocker
holder for door knocker
doorway; gate; entrance
to offer one's life in sacrifice
to offer one's life in sacrifice
handsome male companion; gigolo
the top of the page; (word processing) page header
the top of the page; (word processing) page header
kowtow
kowtow
to nod one's head
to nod one's head
nodding acquaintance
nodding acquaintance
to nod and smile
to nod and smile
down payment