How to Write 首 (shǒu) — Chinese Stroke Order
Meaning: head, chief, first (occasion, thing etc) · 9 strokes · HSK 4
Character facts
| Character | 首 |
|---|---|
| Pinyin | shǒu |
| Strokes | 9 |
| HSK level | HSK 4 |
| Unicode | U+9996 |
English meanings
- head
- chief
- first (occasion, thing etc)
- classifier for poems, songs etc
Words with 首
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 首先 | shǒu xiān | first (of all); in the first place |
| 首都 | shǒu dū | capital (city); CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 首次 | shǒu cì | first; first time |
| 为首 | wéi shǒu | head; be headed by |
| 首席 | shǒu xí | chief (representative, correspondent etc) |
| 首脑 | shǒu nǎo | head (of state); summit (meeting) |
| 首相 | shǒu xiàng | prime minister (of Japan or UK etc) |
| 匕首 | bǐ shǒu | dagger |
| 首要 | shǒu yào | the most important; of chief importance |
| 首府 | shǒu fǔ | capital city of an autonomous region |
| 首长 | shǒu zhǎng | senior official |
| 首批 | shǒu pī | first batch |