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Meaning of 首

Pinyin shǒu

Radical

首

Strokes

Definition

head / chief / first (occasion) / first (thing) / measure word for poems

Usage

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首 [shǒu] 名词 (Noun) 1. 头，脑袋 (Head) - 例如: 首饰 (head ornament), 首级 (head level), 首肯 (nod to indicate agreement). 2. 领导的人，带头的 (Leader, chief) - 例如: 首领 (chief), 元首 (head of state), 首脑 (head of the organization). 3. 第一，最高 (First, highest) - 例如: 首都 (capital), 首府 (capital city). 4. 最先，最早 (Beginning, earliest) - 例如: 首次 (first time), 首届 (first session), 首创 (first creation), 首日 (first day). 5. 出头告发 (To inform or expose) - 例如: 自首 (surrender voluntarily), 出首 (to give evidence). 6. 量词，指诗和歌 (Measure word for poems and songs) - 例如: 一首诗 (a poem). 形容词 (Adjective) 1. 第一 (First) - 例如: 首公 (to prioritize public service), 首功 (first merit). 2. 形容迟疑不决 (Hesitant) - 例如: 首施 (to hesitate), 首鼠 (to be indecisive). 动词 (Verb) 1. 告发 (To inform or finger) - 例如: 首诉 (to inform), 首人 (the person who informs). 2. 自首，犯人自己到有关部门去交代罪行 (To surrender voluntarily) - 例如: 自首 (to surrender). 3. 头向着 (To face towards) - 例如: 鸟飞反故乡兮，狐死必首丘 (A bird flies back to its homeland, and a fox dying surely turns towards its old hill). 4. 向着…出发 (To start towards) - 例如: 首路 (to set off). 5. 屈服;服罪 (To yield or confess). 6. 标明;显示 (To show or indicate). 副词 (Adverb) 1. 最早;首先 (At first) - 例如: 首唱 (to be the first to sing), 首创 (to create first). 量词 (Measure word) - (For poems, songs, written works) a piece. - 例如: 唐诗三百首 (Three hundred Tang poems). 引例 (Cited Examples): 1. 《汉书·天文志》: 首，阳也 (In the Book of Han, it states that "首" represents positive energy). 2. 《楚辞·九歌·国殇》: 首身离兮心不惩 (In the Songs of Chu, it expresses emotions related to separation). 3. 《诗·卫风·伯兮》: 愿言思伯，甘心首疾 (In the Book of Songs, it highlights deep sentiments). 4. 《战国策·燕策》: 愿得将军之首以献秦 (In the Strategies of the Warring States, it discusses leadership). 5. 《聊斋志异·狼三则》: 以刀劈狼首 (In the Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, it depicts bravery).

叩首 kòu shǒu

to kowtow / also written 磕頭|磕头[ke1 tou2]

埋首 mái shǒu

to immerse oneself in (one's work, studies etc)

不堪回首 bù kān huí shǒu

unbearable memories / Old memories are too bitter to recall

匪首 fěi shǒu

bandit

尸首 shī shou

corpse / carcass / dead body

首尾 shǒu wěi

head and tail

首屈一指 shǒu qū yī zhǐ

to count as number one (idiom); second to none / outstanding

首届 shǒu jiè

first session (of a conference etc)

左首 zuǒ shǒu

left-hand side

石首市 Shí shǒu shì

Shishou county level city in Jingzhou 荊州|荆州[Jing1 zhou1], Hubei

首席 shǒu xí

chief (representative, correspondent etc)

首府 shǒu fǔ

capital city of an autonomous region

首座 shǒu zuò

the head of the table / seat of honour

首创 shǒu chuàng

to create / original creation / to be the first to do sth

首批 shǒu pī

first batch

昂首挺胸 áng shǒu tǐng xiōng

head high, chest out (idiom); to keep up one's spirits / in fine mettle (of animal)

斩首 zhǎn shǒu

to behead

搔首 sāo shǒu

scratch one's head

搔首弄姿 sāo shǒu nòng zī

to stroke one's hair coquettishly (idiom)

首播 shǒu bō

debut / premiere

昂首 áng shǒu

head high / in high spirits / to raise one's head (e.g. of neighing horse)

昂首阔步 áng shǒu kuò bù

striding forward with head high (idiom); to walk with spirited and vigorous step / to strut

枭首示众 xiāo shǒu shì zhòng

to behead sb and display the head in public

枭首 xiāo shǒu

to behead

榜首 bǎng shǒu

top of the list

名列榜首 míng liè bǎng shǒu

rank first

匕首 bǐ shǒu

dagger

元首 yuán shǒu

head of state

首先 shǒu xiān

first (of all) / in the first place

俯首 fǔ shǒu

to bend one's head

俯首帖耳 fǔ shǒu tiē ěr

bowed head and ears glued (idiom); docile and obedient / at sb's beck and call

俯首称臣 fǔ shǒu chēng chén

to bow before (idiom) / to capitulate

俯首听命 fǔ shǒu tīng mìng

submissively / submissively to hear and obey / be at sb.'s beck and call

首倡 shǒu chàng

to initiate

首倡者 shǒu chàng zhě

initiator

首次 shǒu cì

first / first time / for the first time

渠首 qú shǒu

head works

首位 shǒu wèi

first place

畏首畏尾 wèi shǒu wèi wěi

afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous / afraid of the slightest thing

石首 Shí shǒu

Shishou county level city in Jingzhou 荊州|荆州[Jing1 zhou1], Hubei

痛心疾首 tòng xīn jí shǒu

bitter and hateful (idiom) / to grieve and lament (over sth)

皓首穷经 hào shǒu qióng jīng

A hoary head does research in the classics -- an aged person still learns.

首饰盒 shǒu shì hé

casket / jewel case

首相 shǒu xiàng

prime minister (of Japan or UK etc)

马首是瞻 mǎ shǒu shì zhān

to follow blindly (idiom) / to take as one's only guide

罪魁祸首 zuì kuí huò shǒu

criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom); main culprit / fig. main cause of a disaster

祸首 huò shǒu

chief offender / main culprit

辛亥首 xīn hài shǒu

The first of Xinhai

首付 shǒu fù

down payment

稽首 qǐ shǒu

kotow

翘首 qiáo shǒu

to raise one's head and look around (esp. at the state of the nation)

翘首以待 qiáo shǒu yǐ dài

to hold one's breath (in anticipation) (idiom) / to anxiously await

首肯 shǒu kěn

to give a nod of approval

首脑 shǒu nǎo

head (of state) / summit (meeting) / leader

为首 wéi shǒu

head / be headed by

首艘 shǒu sōu

First ship

首要 shǒu yào

the most important / of chief importance

首辅 shǒu fǔ

grand secretary

首轮 shǒu lún

first round (of a competition etc)

首都 shǒu dū

capital (city) / CL:個|个[ge4]

颔首 hàn shǒu

to nod one's head

首陀罗 shǒu tuó luó

sudra

首页 shǒu yè

home page (of a website) / title page / front page / first page / fig. beginning / cover letter

顿首 dùn shǒu

kowtow

首领 shǒu lǐng

head / boss / chief

首饰 shǒu shì

jewelry / head ornament

首长 shǒu zhǎng

senior official

一首 yī shǒu

a piece of

魁首 kuí shǒu

chief / first / brightest and best