首U+99969 STROKES
Entry·pron. shǒu
ㄕㄡˇ
“Head; chief; leader; first or beginning; classifier for poems or songs; the front or side.”
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- 首度ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄨˋfirst time; for the first time; initial occurrence
- 首先ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄢfirst of all; in the first place; before anything else; initially
- 首都ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄨcapital city; the seat of government of a country or region.
- 首次ㄕㄡˇ ㄘˋfor the first time; initial; first occurrence; first time
- 首長ㄕㄡˇ ㄓㄤˇsenior official; highest-ranking leader; chief; head of an organization or government body
- 首相ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋprime minister; head of government in parliamentary systems, especially in Japan or the United Kingdom.
- 首席ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧˊchief; highest-ranking person; leader; head (of an organization or group); most senior or prominent position
- 首要ㄕㄡˇ ㄧㄠˋmost important; primary; chief; foremost; of chief importance; top priority.
- 首創ㄕㄡˇ ㄔㄨㄤˋto originate; to pioneer; to be the first to create or initiate something
- 為首ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄡˇto lead; to be at the head; to take the lead; to be the chief or foremost person.
- 首位ㄕㄡˇ ㄨㄟˋfirst place; the foremost or top position; the highest rank.
- 首日ㄕㄡˇ ㄖˋfirst day; opening day; premiere day
- 首領ㄕㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄥˇleader; chief; head; boss; person in charge of a group or organization.
- 元首ㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇhead of state; sovereign; the highest leader of a nation; beginning; head (of a person)
- 首獎ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄤˇfirst prize; top award; grand prize; the highest honor in a competition or contest.
- 首選ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄩㄢˇfirst choice; most preferred option; top pick; historically, the highest rank in imperial examinations
- 首映ㄕㄡˇ ㄧㄥˋfirst public screening of a film; opening night showing
- 首府ㄕㄡˇ ㄈㄨˇcapital city of an autonomous region; (historically) seat of provincial government.
- 榜首ㄅㄤˇ ㄕㄡˇthe top rank on a list; the first place on a ranking or exam results list
- 斬首ㄓㄢˇ ㄕㄡˇto behead; to decapitate; execution by cutting off the head.
- 首演ㄕㄡˇ ㄧㄢˇfirst performance; debut (of a show, play, or concert); the initial public presentation
- 回首ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄡˇto look back; to recall the past; (euphemism) to die.
- 首飾ㄕㄡˇ ㄕˋjewelry; ornaments worn on the body such as brooches, bracelets, hairpins, and rings; originally referred to head ornaments, later generalized to women's accessories.
- 自首ㄗˋ ㄕㄡˇto turn oneself in; to surrender to authorities before being caught; to confess a crime voluntarily
- 首爾ㄕㄡˇ ㄦˇcapital of South Korea; Seoul
- 首座ㄕㄡˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋfirst in rank or position; the first building of its kind constructed; in Buddhism, the senior monk seated in the meditation hall.
- 首當其衝ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄤ ㄑㄧˊ ㄔㄨㄥfirst to bear the brunt; first to suffer an attack or disaster
- 首腦ㄕㄡˇ ㄋㄠˇleader; head of state or government; person in a commanding leadership position
- 首級ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧˊsevered human head; head taken as a battle trophy
- 匕首ㄅㄧˇ ㄕㄡˇshort dagger; small double-edged blade used as a weapon
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