| 1 | 首先 | 首先 | shǒu xiān | shou3 xian1 | first (of all); in the first place | | |
| 2 | 首都 | 首都 | shǒu dū | shou3 du1 | capital (city); Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 3 | 首 | 首 | shǒu | shou3 | head; chief; first (occasion, thing etc); classifier for poems, songs etc | | |
| 4 | 首长 | 首長 | shǒu zhǎng | shou3 zhang3 | senior official | | |
| 5 | 首次 | 首次 | shǒu cì | shou3 ci4 | first; first time; for the first time | | |
| 6 | 为首 | 為首 | wéi shǒu | wei2 shou3 | head; be headed by | | |
| 7 | 首要 | 首要 | shǒu yào | shou3 yao4 | the most important; of chief importance | | |
| 8 | 首领 | 首領 | shǒu lǐng | shou3 ling3 | head; boss; chief | | |
| 9 | 首位 | 首位 | shǒu wèi | shou3 wei4 | first place | | |
| 10 | 首相 | 首相 | shǒu xiàng | shou3 xiang4 | prime minister (of Japan or UK etc) | | |
| 11 | 首届 | 首屆 | shǒu jiè | shou3 jie4 | first session (of a conference etc) | | |
| 12 | 首脑 | 首腦 | shǒu nǎo | shou3 nao3 | head (of state); summit (meeting); leader | | |
| 13 | 首创 | 首創 | shǒu chuàng | shou3 chuang4 | to create; original creation; to be the first to do sth | | |
| 14 | 开首 | 開首 | kāi shǒu | kai1 shou3 | beginning; start; opening; in the beginning; to start; to open | | |
| 15 | 首秀 | 首秀 | shǒu xiù | shou3 xiu4 | debut | | |
| 16 | 首鼠两端 | 首鼠兩端 | shǒu shǔ liǎng duān | shou3 shu3 liang3 duan1 | (idiom) to hesitate; to remain undecided | | |
| 17 | 身首异处 | 身首異處 | shēn shǒu yì chù | shen1 shou3 yi4 chu4 | to be decapitated (idiom) | | |
| 18 | 俯首就范 | 俯首就範 | fǔ shǒu jiù fàn | fu3 shou3 jiu4 fan4 | to meekly submit (idiom) | | |
| 19 | 左首 | 左首 | zuǒ shǒu | zuo3 shou3 | left-hand side | | |
| 20 | 藏首纳尾 | 藏首納尾 | cáng shǒu nà wěi | cang2 shou3 na4 wei3 | to play down one's massive image (idiom) | | |
| 21 | 不首先使用 | 不首先使用 | bù shǒu xiān shǐ yòng | bu4 shou3 xian1 shi3 yong4 | no first use (policy for nuclear weapons); NFU | | |
| 22 | 部首编排法 | 部首編排法 | bù shǒu biān pái fǎ | bu4 shou3 bian1 pai2 fa3 | dictionary arrangement of Chinese characters under radicals | | |
| 23 | 部首 | 部首 | bù shǒu | bu4 shou3 | radical of a Chinese character | | |
| 24 | 白首齐眉 | 白首齊眉 | bái shǒu qí méi | bai2 shou3 qi2 mei2 | (of a couple) to grow old together in mutual respect (idiom) | | |
| 25 | 澳大利亚首都特区 | 澳大利亞首都特區 | ào dà lì yà shǒu dū tè qū | Ao4 da4 li4 ya4 Shou3 du1 Te4 qu1 | Australian Capital Territory | | |