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首

shǒu
#481 most
frequent character
head, leader, chief, aspect
noun

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

首 draws a head in profile, with hair tufts on top and an eye shown as a dot. Its first meaning was a person's head. From 'head' came 'leader', then 'first' or 'ahead', and the verb 'to be led by'.

Drawn as: a head in profile

首 as a component in other characters

meaning1 character
馗
sound1 character
道
picture2 characters
艏馘

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Example Sentences

他的头很大。
tāde tóu hěndà 。
His head is very big.
她是这个项目的首席设计师。
tāshì zhègè xiàngmù de shǒuxí shèjì shī 。
She is the chief designer of this project.
这个问题的首要解决方案是什么？
zhègè wèntí de shǒuyào jiějué fāngàn shì shénme ？
What is the primary solution to this problem?

Words with similar meanings

头部tóubù
head
这词更具体地指人在身体上的头部，属于更口语化的表达。
领袖lǐngxiù
leader
此词用于强调领导者的身份，多用在正式场合。
首领shǒulǐng
chief
此词通常指某个组织或团体的领导，具有更强的权威性。

Homophones

手shǒu
hand
守shǒu
guard, defend, observe

Words Starting With 首

首先shǒu xiān
first (of all); in the first place
首都shǒu dū
capital (city)
首要shǒu yào
the most important; of chief importance

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