首首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
Synonyms:
始头
Antonyms:
尾末
Sentences:
  1. 他(tā)昂(áng)首(shǒu)挺(tǐng)胸(xiōng)地(dì)走(zǒu)进(jìn)会(huì)场(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. 他(tā)是(shì)我(wǒ)们(mén)部(bù)门(mén)的(de)首(shǒu)长(cháng)。
    He is the chief of our department.
  2. 他(tā)竟(jìng)然(rán)是(shì)这(zhè)次(cì)事(shì)件(jiàn)的(de)祸(huò)首(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
Synonyms:
始
Sentences:
  1. 这(zhè)家(jiā)公(gōng)司(sī)首(shǒu)创(chuàng)了(le)这(zhè)项(xiàng)技(jì)术(shù)。
    This company pioneered this technology.
  2. 事(shì)故(gù)发(fā)生(shēng)时(shí)，前(qián)排(pái)的(de)人(rén)首(shǒu)当(dāng)其(qí)冲(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. 首(shǒu)要(yào)任(rèn)务(wù)是(shì)确(què)保(bǎo)安(ān)全(quán)。
    The top priority is to ensure safety.
  2. 他(tā)是(shì)这(zhè)次(cì)比(bǐ)赛(sài)的(de)首(shǒu)倡(chàng)者(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. 犯(fàn)罪(zuì)嫌(xián)疑(yí)人(rén)决(jué)定(dìng)去(qù)公(gōng)安(ān)局(jú)自(zì)首(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. 他(tā)为(wèi)女(nǚ)友(yǒu)写(xiě)了(le)一(yī)首(shǒu)诗(shī)。
    He wrote a poem for his girlfriend.
  2. 她(tā)收(shōu)集(jí)了(le)上(shàng)百(bǎi)首(shǒu)民(mín)歌(gē)。
    She collected over a hundred folk songs.

Writing & Component

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