shǒu

Traditional: 首

#5349 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

head, first, chief

Stroke order

Stroke order for 首

Examples

First of all, I want to thank you.

This is his first song.

He is our chief.

This song sounds lovely.

shī

He wrote a poem.

首 (shǒu) means head or first, anchoring 首先 (shǒuxiān, first of all) and 首都 (shǒudū, capital).

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This word is part of lesson 107.