HanTrace

首

shǒu
HSK 3

“Head” in Chinese is 首 (shǒu).

Other characters with the syllable shou: see all 10 →

Meaning

  • head
  • chief
  • first (occasion, thing etc)
Show 1 more meaning
  • classifier for poems, songs etc

Example

首都天气有雨。

The weather in the capital is rainy.

From 首都 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Words containing 首

首都shǒudūcapital (city)HSK 3首先shǒuxiānfirst of all; in the first placeHSK 3首次shǒucìfirstHSK 6首脑shǒunǎohead (of state)HSK 6首席shǒuxíchief (representative, correspondent etc)HSK 6首相shǒuxiàngprime minister (of Japan or UK etc)HSK 6俯首fǔshǒuto bend one's headHSK 7-9回首huíshǒuto turn around; to look backHSK 7-9

More HSK 3 characters

按ànto pressHSK 3把bǎto hold; to graspHSK 3搬bānto move (i.e. relocate oneself)HSK 3保bǎoBulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4])HSK 3被bèiquiltHSK 3币bìmoneyHSK 3标biāomarkHSK 3并bìngandHSK 3播bōto sow (seeds); to spread (ideas, rumors etc); to broadcast (radio signals etc)HSK 3补bǔto repairHSK 3

Learning HSK 3? Save 首 and track your progress — free.

Save words — free