| 首先HSK 4 | shǒu xiān | first (of all); in the first place | |
| 首都HSK 4 | shǒu dū | capital (city); Classifiers: 个 | |
| 首脑 | shǒu nǎo | head (of state); summit (meeting); leader | |
| 首相 | shǒu xiàng | prime minister (of Japan or UK etc) | |
| 首届HSK 5 | shǒu jiè | first session (of a conference etc) |
| 1 | Please play this song. | |
| 2 | The capital of the United States is Washington. | |
| 3 | This song moved me deeply. | |
| 4 | This song is very popular now. | |
| 5 | This song sounds pretty good. |