Stroke order for 首

shǒu
HSK 3HSK 3 (Write)Very Common

Basic Meaning

n
head
头;脑袋。
Words:
首饰首级昂首阔步俯首帖耳昂首
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Sentences:
  1. ()(áng)(shǒu)(tǐng)(xiōng)()(zǒu)(jìn)(huì)(chǎng)
    He walked into the conference hall with his head held high.
n
For example, a team leader or the main culprit.
leader; chief; person at the forefront
领导人,带头的。
Words:
首长祸首魁首群龙无首首领
Sentences:
  1. ()(shì)()(mén)()(mén)(de)(shǒu)(cháng)
    He is the chief of our department.
  2. ()(jìng)(rán)(shì)(zhè)()(shì)(jiàn)(de)(huò)(shǒu)
    He turned out to be the prime culprit of this incident.
adv
Often describes the beginning or pioneering nature of an action.
first; earliest
最先的;最早的。
Words:
篇首岁首首创首屈一指首当其冲首倡
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Sentences:
  1. (zhè)(jiā)(gōng)()(shǒu)(chuàng)(le)(zhè)(xiàng)()(shù)
    This company pioneered this technology.
  2. (shì)()()(shēng)(shí)(qián)(pái)(de)(rén)(shǒu)(dāng)()(chōng)
    When the accident happened, the people in the front row were the first to bear the brunt.
m
Functionally equivalent to a numeral-adjective describing rank.
first; highest-ranking
第一;最高的。
Words:
首倡首创首义首当其冲首要
Sentences:
  1. (shǒu)(yào)(rèn)()(shì)(què)(bǎo)(ān)(quán)
    The top priority is to ensure safety.
  2. ()(shì)(zhè)()()(sài)(de)(shǒu)(chàng)(zhě)
    He was the foremost proposer of this competition.
v
Commonly used in the phrase '自首'.
to confess or surrender oneself; to turn oneself in
出头告发。
Words:
自首出首
Sentences:
  1. (fàn)(zuì)(xián)()(rén)(jué)(dìng)()(gōng)(ān)()()(shǒu)
    The criminal suspect decided to turn himself in at the police station.
q
counter for poems, songs, etc.
用于诗歌、歌曲等。
Words:
首都首要首相一首诗民歌百首
Sentences:
  1. ()(wèi)()(yǒu)(xiě)(le)()(shǒu)(shī)
    He wrote a poem for his girlfriend.
  2. ()(shōu)()(le)(shàng)(bǎi)(shǒu)(mín)()
    She collected over a hundred folk songs.

Writing & Component

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