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Meaning of 首

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首HSK 5
Pinyin: shǒu
English Definition: head; chief; first (occasion, thing etc); classifier for poems, songs etc
Chinese Definition:
①头,脑袋:首饰。首级。首肯(点头表示同意)。
②领导的人,带头的:首领。元首。首脑。首相(xiàng)。
③第一,最高:首都。首府。
④最先,最早:首次。首届。首创。首日封。首义(首先起义)。
⑤出头告发:自首。出首。
⑥量词,指诗和歌:一首诗。
⑦姓氏。
Antonyms: 尾 末
Total strokes: 9; Radical: 首
Ideographic:A deer's head 自 adorned with antlers 丷
Character Formation:
  • ⿱ Above to below
    • 丷 [ ha ] kwukyel
    • 自 [ zì ] self; private, personal; from
Similar Characters: 肖
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Example Words
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)
More:首* | *首 | *首*
Example Sentences
1
请播放这首歌
。
Please play this song.
2
美国的首都是华盛顿
。
The capital of the United States is Washington.
3
这首歌让我很感动
。
This song moved me deeply.
4
这首歌现在非常流行
。
This song is very popular now.
5
这首歌听起来很不错
。
This song sounds pretty good.