首

/ shǒu /

Strokes

Definition

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

As a Noun

head

Ángshǒutǐngxiōng

昂首挺胸

hold one's head high and back straight

As a Noun

leader; head; chief

Fěishǒu

匪首

bandit chieftain

As a Noun

beginning

Piān

篇

shǒu

首

beginning of an article

As an Adverb

first; initially

As a Numeral

first

As an Adjective

highest; supreme

As a Verb

come forward to confess a crime or denounce sb as a criminal; bring charges against sb

Definition

［used after words of direction or locality］

As a Measure word

［for poems or songs］