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
chief marketing officer (CMO)
chief marketing officer (CMO)
chief financial officer (CFO)
chief financial officer (CFO)
chief operating officer (COO)
chief operating officer (COO)
first time
to regard as the foremost; to name as a prime example
first day cover (philately)
initial public offering (IPO)
initial public offering (IPO)
first fixation duration
first fixation duration
to confess one's crime
Seoul, capital of South Korea
Seoul, capital of South Korea
Seoul National University (SNU or Seoul National), Korea
Seoul National University (SNU or Seoul National), Korea
Seoul Special City, capital of South Korea
Seoul Special City, capital of South Korea
to bear the brunt
first public showing; first issue
debut
severed head
principal county magistrate in imperial China