首
Simplified/traditional character
首 English definition
shǒu
- head
- chief
- first (occasion, thing etc)
- classifier for poems, songs etc
shǒu
- head
- chief
- first (occasion, thing etc)
- classifier for poems, songs etc
HSK levels
Characters with the same pronunciation
- 守 : to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by the law; to observe (rules or ritual); nearby; adjoining;
- 手 : hand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work; person skilled in certain types of work; personal(ly); convenient; classifier for skill; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1];
- 艏 : bow of a ship;
- 𦣻 : 豙
Sentences examples with 首
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中国的首都是北京。
Zhōngguó de shǒudū shì běijīng. -
首先要休息好，然后才能工作好。
Shǒuxiān yào xiūxí hǎo, ránhòu cáinéng gōngzuò hǎo.
Words containing 首, by HSK level
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HSK 4 vocabulary list
- 首都 (shǒu dū) : capital (city); CL:个
- 首先 (shǒu xiān) : first (of all); in the first place
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HSK 5 vocabulary list
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首 (shǒu ): head; chief; first (occasion, thing etc); classifier for poems and songs
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HSK 6 vocabulary list
- 首饰 (shǒu shì ) : jewelry; head ornament;
- 首要 (shǒu yào) : the most important; of chief importance
- 元首 (yuán shǒu) : head of state