Head in Chinese: 首 (shǒu)
shǒu
head
Definitions
- 1head
- 2chief
- 3first (occasion, thing etc)
- 4classifier for poems, songs etc
Stroke order
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Zhuyin
This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.
ㄕㄡˇ
shǒu
Example sentences
See 首 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.
他是这个队的首领。
tā shì zhè ge duì de shǒu lǐng。
He is the leader of this team.
Related words
首都
shǒu dū
capital (city)
首先
shǒu xiān
first (of all)
首次
shǒu cì
first
首脑
shǒu nǎo
head (of state)
首席
shǒu xí
chief (representative, correspondent etc)
首相
shǒu xiàng
prime minister (of Japan or UK etc)
俯首
fǔ shǒu
to bend one's head
回首
huí shǒu
to turn around
首创
shǒu chuàng
to create
首府
shǒu fǔ
capital city of an autonomous region
首批
shǒu pī
first batch
首饰
shǒu shì
jewelry
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