VividHanzi · Dictionary

首 shǒu

HSK 4 character · 9 strokes · radical 首

Meanings

• head
• chief
• first (occasion, thing etc)
• classifier for poems, songs etc

Words with 首

• 首都 shǒu dū: capital (city)
• 首先 shǒu xiān: first (of all)

Example sentences

首先，我要听听双方的意见。
First, I should hear both sides.
Tatoeba #333844 by fucongcong (CC BY 2.0 FR)

首先，幸福跟钱有关系。
Firstly, happiness is related to money.
Tatoeba #915552 by eastasiastudent (CC BY 2.0 FR)

美国首都在哪儿？
What is the capital of the United States?
Tatoeba #2023466 by fercheung (CC BY 2.0 FR)

Meanings and readings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).